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2004

Annual Report

Henry Warner

This year, we dedicate the town report to Henry Warner. If you live in town, chances are pretty good
that you have met Henry. He has been a mainstay in our community for more years than many of us
can remember. His long record of community service includes the following: School Committee 1976
- 1980, Animal Inspector 1974 - 1985, Trust Fund Commissioner 1990 - 1996, and he has served as
an Assessor from 1972 to date. Henry spent eighteen years as a volunteer firefighter and, more
recently, Henry spent ten years as a transfer station attendant. Henry is a Williamsburg High School
alumni and member of the Grange, Masons, and Mountain Street Cemetery Association. Henry served
his country for four years during the Korean War in the United States Navy. He has lived in town his
entire life and he and his wife, Marion, raised their children in a house he built on Adams Road on his
family's ancestral land. As anyone in town government knows, Henry is a wealth of information about
the town and its history. We salute you, Henry, and thank you for all you have done and continue to
do for the Town of Williamsburg and its residents.

Table of Contents

General Information Page

Appointed Officials 7

Elected Officials 14

Governmental Officials 4

Meeting Schedules 6

Town Office Hours 5

Reports of Boards and Department Heads

Accountant's Report 36

Administrator Feasibility Committee 46

Assessors 47

Brassworks ReUse Committee 48

Building Inspector - Hampshire Inspection Program 49

Capital Planning Advisory Committee 56

Conservation Commission 58

Council on Aging & Regional Senior Center 59

Elementary Schools 61

Finance Committee 64

Fire Chief. 65

Foothills Health District 66

Health Board 67

Highland Ambulance EMS 68

Highway Superintendent 69

Hilltown Resource Management Cooperative 70

Historical Commission 72

Libraries

Planning Board

Police Department

Recreation Committee

Select Board

Smith Charities Trustees

8 1

Superintendent's Office

Town Clerk 16

Town Collector 86

Tree Committee/Tree Warden

Trust Fund & Cemetery Commission &

Trustees of the Meekins Library Corporation

Veterans' Agent ^

Water & Sewer Commission ^

Woodland Trails Committee ,

Citizen Participation Form , ^

Town of Williamsburg
Incorporated 1771

Selectmen

Eric P. Cerreta, Chairman
Christopher S. Morris, Clerk
David Haskell

Representative in the General Court

Stephen Kulik
1st Franklin District

Room 279, State House, Boston, MA 02133

(617)722-2210 Fax:(617) 722-2821
E-mail: Rep.StephenKulik@hou.state.ma.us
330 Montague City Road, Suite 102, Turners Falls, MA 01376
(413) 772-2727 Fax: (4 1 3) 733- 1 82 1

State Senator (Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin District)

Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr.
Room213B, State House, Boston, MA 02133 (617)722-1625
E-mail: ANucifor@senate.state.ma.us
74 North Street, Suite 604, Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413)442-6810

United States Representative

John W. Olver
1st District

1027 Longworth Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5335 Fax: (202) 226-1224
57 Suffolk Street, Suite 310, Holyoke, MA 01040
(413)532-7010 Fax:(413)532-6543 www.house.gov/olver

United States Senators

Edward M. Kennedy John F. Kerry

317 Russell Senate Office Building 304 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 205 1 0 Washington, D.C. 205 1 0

E-mail: senator@kennedy.senate.gov E-mail: john_kerry@kerry.senate.gov

2400 JFK Building One Financial Plaza

Boston, MA 02203 Springfield, MA 01103

(617)565-3170 http://kennedy.senate.gov (413)736-1049 http://kerry.senate.gov

Governor
Mitt Romney

Office of the Governor, State House, Room 360, Boston, MA 02133
(617)727-6250 Fax: (617)727-9725
E-mail: GOffice@state.ma.us
436 Dwight Street, 3rd Floor, Springfield, MA 01003
(413)784-1200 Fax: (413)784-1202

WILLIAMSBURG
TOWN OFFICE HOURS
141 Main Street, Haydenville

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO SELECT BOARD, Bonnie Roberge, (413) 268-8400, Fax (413) 268-
8400, is available to the public Monday through Thursday from 8:30a.m. to 3:00p.m.

TOWN ACCOUNTANT, Kimberly Hyslip, (413) 268-8412, is available Monday afternoons at the town
office.

TOWN COLLECTOR, Teresa Barstow, (413) 268-8401, is available to the public Monday through Thursday
from 8:00a.m. to 3:30p.m.

TOWN TREASURER, Karen Karowski, (413) 268-8415, is at the town offices Monday through Thursday
from 1:00-3:00 p.m.

TOWN CLERK, Charlene Nardi (413) 268-8402, Fax (413) 268-8409, is available to the public Monday
through Thursday from 9:15a.m. to 3:00p.m. and 5:30p.m. to 7:00p.m Tuesday evenings.

ASSESSORS, (413) 268-8403, are available on Tuesday mornings from 10:00a.m. to 1 1:30a.m. and Tuesday
evenings from 7:00p.m.to 8:00p.m.

FOOTfflLLS HEALTH AGENT, Jacqueline Duda, (413) 268-8404, is in Williamsburg on Wednesday.

POLICE CfflEF, Patrick Archbald, (413) 268-7237, holds office hours on Monday evening at 16 South Main
Street, Haydenville between 6:00p.m. and 7:30p.m. Police Secretary, Karen Karowski, is available Monday
through Friday from 9:00a.m. to 12:00noon.

REGIONAL SENIOR CENTER, Executive Director Mary Whelan and Program Director Fran Goebel,
(413) 268-8407, hold office hours from 8:30a.m. to 1:30p.m. Monday through Thursday.

REGIONAL MEAL SITE, Director Emma Hall, (413) 268-9326. Meals are served Wednesdays and
Thursdays at 1 1 :45a.m.

HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, Bill Turner, (413) 268-8405, is at 24 Main Street, Williamsburg, at the
Highway Department. Highway Department hours are Monday through Friday 7:00a.m. to 3:30p.m.

HH.LTOWN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE, Coordinator Eric Weiss, (413) 268-3845.

TRANSFER STATION & RECYCLING CENTER, (413) 268-8408, is located on Mountain Street,
Haydenville. Hours of Operation are as follows: Wednesdays - 1 1:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. (Summer only-starts
first Wednesday in May) and 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. (Winter only-starts first Wednesday in October), and
Saturdays 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. (All year long)

REGIONAL BUILDING INSPECTOR, Paul Tacy, (413) 296-0127, is at the Chesterfield Town Offices,
P O Box 175, Chesterfield 01012. Office Assistant, Tara Ustalis, is available 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Please note that these times and days are subject to change. Banking, postal and other errands, along with
lunch breaks, necessitate short absences that are unavoidable. We apologize for any inconveniences these
absences may cause.

TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG
Board Meeting Schedules

Appeals Board
Assessors

Brassworks ReUse Committee
Conservation Commission

Council on Aging
Finance Committee
Health Board

Hilltown Resource Management Coop

Library Trustees

Williamsburg School Committee

Hampshire Regional School Committee

Planning Board
Recreation Commission
Selectmen

Shade Tree Committee
Trust Fund Commission
Water/Sewer Commission
Woodland Trails

As Necessary

Tuesdays 10:00 -11:30 a.m. and 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.

Bi-Monthly, 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.
Site visits as needed

Monthly, 3rd Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.

Monthly, 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

Bi-Monthly, every other Wednesday

Monthly, 1st Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

2nd Thursday at Meekins Library

Monthly, 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Helen E. James School

Monthly, 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Hampshire Regional School

Bi-Monthly, 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

Monthly

Every other Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

Alternate Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. (Admin only)

Monthly

Bi-Monthly, 1st & 2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Every other Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Monthly, 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

Please note that some changes are made in scheduling to accommodate summer/winter scheduling.
Many boards hold additional meetings as necessary. All meetings are posted by the Town Clerk on the
bulletin board in the town office. You can also view channel 15 on cable television in Williamsburg
for postings.

2004 Appointed Officials

Office Term Expiration

Administrative Assistant

Bonnie Roberge 1 year 2005

Administrator Feasibility Committee

William Sayre 1 year 2005

David Mathers 1 year 2005

Jeffrey Ciuffreda 1 year 2005

Michael (Jim) Moran 1 year 2005

Katharine Baker 1 year 2005

Americans with Disabilities Act Committee

Eric Cerreta 1 year 2005

Vacancy 1 year 2004

Animal Inspector

Donald Lawton 1 year 2005

Assistant to Collector

Vacancy 1 year 2004

Board of Appeals

Katharine Baker (alternate) 1 year 2005

Lisa Berkman 3 years 2007

Gerald Mann 3 years 2005

David Mathers 3 years 2006

Donald Turner (alternate) 1 year 2005

Brassworks Reuse Committee

Peter Mahieu 1 year 2005

Warren White 1 year 2005

Jeffrey Ciuffreda 1 year 2005

Building Inspector

Paul Tacy 1 year 2005

Capital Planning Committee

Robert Buchele 1 year 2005

Deborah F. Jacobson 1 year 2005

Bill Sayre 3 years 2005

Bruce Tolda 3 years 2004

Vacancy 2 years 2006

Lloyd Warriner 3 years 2007

Office

Term

Expiration

Community Development Planning Committee

Laura Baker

1 year

Michael Beattie

1 year

Mary Bisbee

1 year

Curt Hamilton

1 year

Bryan Lashway

1 year

Sally Loomis

1 year

Doris Shallcross

1 year

Steve Snow

1 year

Vacancy

1 year

2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005

Conservation Commission

Tom Hodgkins
Wilbur Loomis
Philip Skwira
Robert Stinson
Jim Wilson

Constables

Edward Crotty
Vacancy

3 years
3 years

2 years

3 years
3 years

2005
2005
2006
2007
2007

2005
2004

Council on Aging

Carl Beach

3 years

Dorothy Backer

3 years

Eric Backer

3 years

Frances M. Goebel, Program Directorl year

Mary Wheelan, Director

1 year

Donna Baldwin

3 years

Ira Gabrielson

3 years

Kerstin Liander

3 years

Betty Rice

3 years

Emma Hall

3 years

Gerald Mann

3 years

Janet Nurczyk

3 years

Lenore Gervais

3 years

Albert Mosher

Lifetime

Athena Warren

Lifetime

Dorothea Mosher

Lifetime

Nellie Kajka

Lifetime

2007
2007
2007
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006

Office

Term

Expiration

Cultural Council

Carolyn Webb-Rosenzweig
Jeanne Lally
Sara Wein
Susan Waltner
Mary Kay Harmon

2 years
1 year
1 year
1 year

3 years

2006
2005
2005
2005
2007

Director Civil Defense

Donald Lawton

1 year

2005

Dog Officer

William Turner
Debra Turner

1 year
1 year

2005
2005

Electricity Advisory Committee

Peter Mahieu

1 year

2005

Field Driver

Donald Lawton

Vacancy

1 year
1 year

2005
2004

Fire Chief/Forest Fire Warden

Donald Lawton

1 year

2005

Fire Fighters

Mark Curtin
Jason A. Connell
Lawrence Lashway III
JeffD. Sims
Richard E. Cranston
Timothy E. McQueston
Cory McGill
James Ferron

1 year

Eric Cerreta
G. Oilman Smith
Matthew J. Bruso
Daryl R. Springman
John M. Connell
Richard B. Tardy
John P. Pope
Paul Sanderson

2005

Daniel Banister •
Kenneth Taylor, Jr.
Glen Everett
Peter Banister
Donald Turner
Richard Karowski
Alan Everett
Roger Bisbee

Gas Inspector

Donald Lawton

1 year

2005

Hampshire County Regional Housing Authority

Vacancy 4 years

2006

Highway Superintendent

William Turner

1 year

2005

Office

Term

Expiration

Hilltown Community Development Corporation

Vacancy 1 year 1997

Hilltown Resource Management Cooperative

Anne Gelbard 1 year 2005

Rob Stinson 1 year 2005

Historical Commission

Mary Bisbee 3 years 2007

Dave Majercik 3 years 2005

Eric Weber 3 years 2006

Ralmon Black 3 years 2006

Sarah Palmer 2 years 2006

Materials Recycling Facility Advisory Board

Eric Weiss 1 year 2005

Measurer Gravel/Soil and Manure

Warren E. White 1 year 2005

Mill River Erosion Committee Disbanded 2004

Open Space and Recreation Committee

2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005

Parking Clerk

Teresa Barstow 1 year 2005

Pioneer Valley Region Joint Transportation

William Turner 1 year 2005

Vacancy 1 year 2002

Planning Board

James Lawrence 5 years 2009

Sally Loomis 5 years 2004

Neal Anderson 5 years 2005

Timothy McQueston 5 years 2005

Martin Mahoney 5 years 2006

Roger Bisbee 5 years 2006

Peter Pelland 5 years 2008

Vacancy 2 years 2007

Kasey Rolih

1 year

Mary Bisbee

1 year

Paul Jahnige

1 year

Phil Merritt

1 year

Roz Driscoll

1 year

Sally Loomis

1 year

Jennifer Fish

1 year

Wilbur Loomis

1 year

Office

Term

Expiration

Plumbing Inspector

Donald Lawton

Police Chief

Patrick Archbald

Police Officers

David Martin
David West
Peter Scoble
Ray Vandoloski
Victor F. Caputo III
William Chapman
William Graham
Tyler Moore
Nathan Fisher

Police Secretary

Karen Karowski

Procurement Officer

Walter (Sam) Kellogg

PVTA Representative

Jeffrey Ciufifreda

Rail Trail Committee

Registrar of Voters

Jean York
Charlene Nardi
Linda Rowley
Jeanne Hemenway

School Building Committee

Alan Everett
Alice Walker
Donna McGill
Fred Venne
George Childs
Jeffrey Gelbard
John Pohanka
Michele Morris
Sherri Marti

1 year 2005

1 year 2004

1 year 2005

Disbanded 2004

3 years 2007

3 years 2005

3 years 2006

1 year 2005

Office

Term

Expiration

Senior Center Feasibility Committee

Mary Wheelan 1 year

Carl Beach 1 year

Emma Hall 1 year

Sandra Liimatainen 1 year

Bonnie Roberge 1 year

Shade Tree Committee

Osa Flory 1 year

Ann Bussler 1 year

Curtis Hamilton 1 year

Jackie Compton 1 year

Michael Beattie 1 year

Michael E. Geryk 1 year

Paul Jahnige 1 year

Surveyor Wood/Lumber

Warren E. White 1 year

2005
2005
2005
2005
2005

2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005

2005

Town Accountant

Kimberly Hyslip

Town Collector

Teresa Barstow

1 year
3 years

2005

2007

Tree Warden/Gypsy Moth Superintendent

Shade Tree Committee 1 year

2005

Veteran's Agent

Ronald Peters

Whiting Street Fund

Donna Gibson
George Shaheen
Jeanne Hemenway

Williamsburg School Council

Alfred J. Venne
Kimberly Hyslip
Erica Allcroft
Laurie Cote
Maureen Sheehan
Nancy Mahoney
Diane Bishop

1 year

1 year
1 year
1 year

1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year

2005

2005
2005
2005

2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005

1 year School Cmte Liaison 2005

Office

Term

Expiration

Williamsburg Woodland Trails Committee

Diane Merritt

1 year

2005

1 year

2005

Dean Acheron

1 year

2005

John Hoogstaten

1 year

2005

Kimberly Hyslip

1 year

2005

Paul Jahnige

1 year

2005

Sheri Cone

1 year

2005

Tom Pollard

1 year

2005

Wiring Inspector

Paul Lyons

1 year

Zoning By-law Review Committee Disbanded 2004

Town Employees/Election Workers

Williamsburg Libraries

Lisa Wenner - Library Director

Rochelle Wildfong Bobbin Young

Health Agent

Maxine Schmidt - 2004

2005

Highway Department

Kenneth Taylor

Police Station Custodian

Daniel Maguffin

Pollworkers

Dot Lucey
Kathleen Luce
Doris Taylor
Bernadine Magdalenski
Jeffrey Ciuffreda

Town Office Custodian

Russell Richardson

Transfer Station Manager

Thomas Poudrier

Wardens

Bess Lojko

Donald Turner

Ira Gabrielson
Mary Koenig
Candy Smith
Don Owens
Mary Ann Ciuffreda

Peter Banister

Janet Nurczyk
Albert Mosher
Lucille Clark
Pat Casterline

Transfer Station Staff

George Newman
Henry Warner

Winona Lockwood

2004 Elected Officials

Office Term Expiration

Assessors

Henry Warner 3 years 2005

Denise Banister 3 years 2006

Marjorie Dunphy 3 years 2007

Board of Health

Donald Lawton 3 years 2005

Ira Gabrielson 3 years 2006

Donna Gibson 3 years 2007

Board of Library Trustees

Patricia Billingsley 3 years 2005

Sue Froehlich 3 years 2005

Christopher B. Loring 3 years 2006

James Locke 3 years 2006

Anne Haxo 3 years 2007

Mary Gabrielson 3 years 2007

Elector-Oliver Smith Will

Lynda Smith 1 year 2005

Finance Committee

Deborah F. Jacobson 3 years 2005

Karen Desalvio 3 years 2005

Peter Mahieu 3 years 2005

Denise Banister 3 years 2006

Michael Beattie 3 years 2006

Robert Buchele 3 years 2006

Christopher Smith 3 years 2007

Gordon Allen 3 years 2007

Karen Karowski 3 years 2005

Hampshire Council of Government Councilors

Eileen Stewart 2 years 2005

Local School Committee

Michael Beattie 3 years 2005

Charlene Nardi 3 years 2006

Diane Bishop appointed 1 year 2007

Jeff Gelbard 1 year 2007

Karen England 3 years 2004

Paul Dunphy resigned 3 years 2004

Moderator

Eileen Stewart

1 year 2005

Office

Term

Expiration

Recreation

Gary Benoit 2 years 2005

John O'Sullivan 3 years 2005

Dennis Bishop 3 years 2006

Alan Golash 3 years 2007

Vacancy 3 years 2007

Regional School Committee

James Weed 3 years 2005

Kate Smith 3 years 2006

Sherri Marti 3 years 2007

Board of Selectmen

Christopher Morris 3 years 2005

David (Rabbitt) Haskell 3 years 2006

Eric Cerreta 3 years 2007

Town Clerk

Charlene Nardi 3 years 2007

Treasurer

Karen Karowski 3 years 2007

Trust Fund/Cemetery Commission

John Pohanka
James DiDonato
Jeffrey Ciuffreda

3 years 2005
3 years 2006
3 years 2007

Water/Sewer Commission

Donald Owens 3 years 2005

Howard Sanderson 3 years 2005

Richard L. Childs 3 years 2004

William Turner 2 years 2006

David (Rabbitt) Haskell 3 years 2007

Walter Kellogg 3 years 2007

Annual Report of the Town Clerk

This year was another learning year as changes at the state and federal level affected procedures in my
office. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 became effective January 2004 which required minor
changes to our polling location and changes in some procedures during voting hours which brought
some anxiety due to the big election year. On November 1 8, 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court declared that barring same gender marriages violated the Massachusetts Constitution. Monday,
May 1 7, 2004 marked the first day that same gender marriages were allowed and recognized by
Massachusetts State Law. It was an emotional and exciting day across the state.

The following Town Meetings and Elections were held in Williamsburg from January 2004 to
December 2004.

January 1 0, 2004 Special Town Meeting - Library Bylaws

March 2, 2004 Presidential Primary

March 8, 2004 Annual Town Caucus

May 3, 2004 Special, Annual Town Meeting and Election

September 14, 2004 State Primary

November 2, 2004 Presidential Election

Five voter registration sessions were held to register voters for the meetings and elections.

The poll workers and wardens had a very harried day with the enthusiastic turnout of voters choosing
to exercise their right to vote in determining the President of the United States. . The Town of
Williamsburg had the highest voter turnout in Hampshire County for the November 2, 2004
Presidential Election at 86%.

As of December 15, 2004 there were 1,840 registered voters from a population of 2,513. The
breakdown of registered voters:

627 registered Democrats
1 85 registered Republicans

1 000 registered Unenrolled (formerly called Independent)
1 9 registered Green-Rainbow
9 registered Libertarian

It was a more stressful and anxiety filled election time this year for my office and our local election
workers. The Help America Vote Act brought many changes to the process of voting along with
increased scrutiny of voting across the country. The Williamsburg election workers handled the
changes professionally and competently.

As always, my sincere appreciation to the Constable, Edward Crotty who posts all the warrants and sits
outside during every election regardless of weather conditions! Thank you to the Registrar of Voters -
Jeanne Hemenway, Linda Rowley and Jean York, the Wardens - Bess Lojko and Winona Lockwood,
and the dedicated and efficient election workers, Dot Lucey, Janet Nurczyk, Kathleen Luce, Ira
Gabrielson, Albert Mosher, Doris Taylor, Lucille Clark, Bernadine Magdalenski, Don Owens, Jeffrey
Ciuffreda and Mary Ann Ciuffreda and Pat Casterline. Special thanks to the volunteers - Kim Hyslip,
Diane O'Sullivan, Jeffrey Ciuffreda, Maureen Mathers, and the many others who helped check in
voters during special town meetings! Also I would like to thank the School Principal - Fred Venne
and School Custodian - Mike O'Brien for their continued support to the Town of Williamsburg and the
election process.

The following numbers and licenses were recorded:
The total population - 2.513
Residents 18 and over - 2,016

The Dog Officers and Town Clerk issued 375 licenses, registering approximately 526 dogs.
Fishing and Hunting Licenses were issued from the Town Clerks office as listed below:

22 Sporting and Hunting Licenses

1 9 Fishing Licenses

The Town of Williamsburg recorded 22 births, 18 Marriages and 20 deaths in the year 2004.

We wish all families with new babies a lifetime of happiness and health, our congratulations to newly

married couples and our deepest condolences to families who lost a loved one.

* Massachusetts General Law prohibits the listing of any names attached to children under the age
of 18. In an aggressive attempt to protect residents against identity theft and to preserve families
privacy in this new world of technology the Secretary of States Office does not recommend the
release of any names in regards to vital records in any Town Report.

Respectfully submitted.
Charlene L. Nardi

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Town of Williamsburg
Special Town Meeting - January 10, 2004

Due to a snowstorm on December 6, 2003 and the low voter attendance as compared to prior votes
regarding the library, the Board of Selectmen called this special town meeting under the same
petitions, articles 1 through 3. The warrant was posted on December 15, 2003. Articles 1 and 2 were
posted in the Town Clerk's Office on November 3, 2003 as stipulated for Governmental By-law
changes and remained posted until January 12, 2004.

A quorum being present, the Moderator, Eileen Stewart, called the meeting to order at 1 :04 P.M. in the
Anne T. Dunphy School. The Moderator called for the reading of greeting and the return to service. .

Moved and seconded to support the New England Patriots against the Titans in tonight's football
game.

PASSED by Majority, no nay votes were accepted.
Article 1

Moved and seconded to amend the General Government By-law, Board of Library Trustees, Section 8
relating to Budgeting, by deleting the second sentence thereof which reads "The Board shall have the
authority to adjust line item amounts in the library budget as it deems prudent to support library
operations within the amount appropriated by the Town." and by adding the following sentence: "The
Board shall include in its budget four separate line items to support operations of the Meekins and
Haydenville libraries for (1) salary and labor; (2) maintenance; (3) books and supplies; and (4)
utilities."

Moved and seconded to amend article 1 by removing the second half of the original motion
where it adds wording, so that it only reads: to amend the General Government By-law, Board
of Library Trustees, Section 8 relating to Budgeting, by deleting the second sentence thereof
which reads "The Board shall have the authority to adjust line item amounts in the library
budget as it deems prudent to support library operations vvithin the amount appropriated by the
Town."

Hand count vote: Yes - 179, No - 203
The amendment was Defeated
The article was voted as originally moved by paper yes/no vote at the end of the meeting.
The machine tally: 397 total votes Yes -202 No- 192 Blanks - 3
PASSED - majority

Article 2

Moved and seconded to amend the General Government By-law, Board of Library Trustees, Section 1
relating to Creation and Purpose by adding the following: "The Board of Library Trustees shall keep
each of the libraries open to the public for library services a minimum of ten (10) hours per week.
Neither library shall be open fewer than ten (10) hours per week without the approval of town meeting
requiring a 2/3rds majority vote."

Moved and seconded to amend article 2 by removing the "requiring a 2/3 rds majority".
Passed - unanimous

Moved and seconded to amend the motion to add the following effective date: "and to be
effective July 1, 2004, FY05."

Hand count vote: Yes - 1 97, No - 1 76

Passed - majority

Moved and seconded to amend the hours for the Haydenville Library from 10 to 5, so that the
motion reads:

Moved and seconded to amend the General Government By-law, Board of Library Trustees, Section 1
relating to Creation and Purpose by adding the following: "The Board of Library Trustees shall keep
the Meekins Library open a minimum often (10) hours per week and the Haydenville Library
open a minimum of five (5) hours per week. Neither library shall be open fewer than those hours per
week without the approval of town meeting barring environmental emergencies, repairs or
renovations effective July 1, 2004, FY05.

Hand count vote: Yes - 179, No - 177

Passed - Majority

The article was voted as amended by paper yes/no vote at the end of the meeting.

The machine tally: 397 total votes Yes -205 No- 188 Blanks -4
PASSED - Majority

Article 3

Moved and seconded the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the additional sum of $ 1 1 ,000 for the
fiscal year 2004 budget of the Williamsburg Libraries, to be expended at the discretion of the Board of
Library Trustees and to take said sum from free cash.

Moved and seconded to amend the article from $1 1,000 to $1.00 (one dollar).
Passed - majority

The article was voted as amended by paper yes/no vote at the end of the meeting.

The machine tally: 397 total votes Yes - 90 No - 303 Blanks - 4
DEFEATED

Point of Order: (Prior to moving to the paper yes/no votes): A voter questioned the moderator's
decision to close discussion on article 1 which denied any further discussion of additional
amendments. Ten (10) voters stood to support the point of order, therefore, Town Meeting voted on
the question of whether they wished to go back and reopen article 1 for further discussion. The
question FAILED, (voice vote) The Town Meeting moved to paper yes/no votes on all three articles.

Moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 3:47 PM.

A True Copy Attest:

Charlene L. Nardi

Minutes of the Presidential Primary, March 2, 2004

The polls were open at 7 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m. The following were the results of the election.

Wardens: Bess Lojko and Winona Lockwood

Registered Voters: 1703 Absentee ballots: 40

Votes tallied by Accu-vote: 507

Paper Ballots (Green-rainbow and Libertarian): 8

Total ballots cast - 5 1 7 Democrat ballots - 483

Republican ballots - 26 (2 ballots rec'd from West

Indies on 3/4/04)

Green-rainbow - 7
Libertarian - 1

Presidential Preference - Democratic Party

Blanks

Richard Gephardt

- 0

Joseph Lieberman

-0

Wesley K. Clark

-0

Howard Dean

-28

Carol Moseley Braun

-0

John Edwards

-54

Dennis J. Kucinich

- 115

John F. Kerry

-280

Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.

-0

Al Sharpton

-5

No Preference

- 1

Write - ins

-0

State Committee Man - Democratic Party
Blanks - 167

Peter G. Arlos - 82

Matt L. Barron - 234

Write-ins - 0

State Committee Woman - Democratic Party
Blanks - 197

M. Johnson Ware - 284

Write-ins - 2

Town Committee - Democratic Party 25 positions

Blanks - 1205 (write - in was a blank)

Write-ins - 28

Paul Dunphy - 6

Patricia Billingsley, Richard Childs, Gerald Mann, George Childs, James Cahillane, Fred Goodhue,
Eileen Stewart, Peter Kenjna, Peter Pelland, Paul Nelson, Steven LaValley, Tom Haxo, Anne Haxo,
Susanna Anderson, Robert Buchele, Ralmon Black, Bertil Lianderis. (none of these write-ins received
the required 5 votes)

Presidential Preference - Republican Party
Blanks - 2

George W. Bush -21
No Preference - 2

Write-ins - 1

Mitt Romney - 1

State Committee Man - Republican Party
Blanks - 26

Write-ins - 0

State Committee Woman - Republican Party
Blanks - 26

Write-ins - 0

Town Committee - 35 positions

Blanks - 910

Write-ins - 0

Presidential Preference - Green-Rainbow

Blanks

-0

Kent Mesplay

-0

Lorna Salzman

-2

Paul Grover

-2

David Cobb

- 1

No Preference

-0

Write-ins

-2

Dennis Kucinich

- 1

John Kerry

- 1

State Committee Man - Green-Rainbow
Blanks -7
Write-ins - 0

State Committee Woman - Green-Rainbow
Blanks - 7

Write-ins - 0

Town Committee - 10 positions

Blanks - 7

Write-ins - 0

Presidential Preference - Libertarian

Blanks - 1

Jeffrey Diket - 0

Rueben Perez - 0

Aaron Russo - 0

Michael Badnarik - 0

Gary Nolan - 0

No preference - 0

State Committee Man - Libertarian

Blanks - 1

Write-ins - 0

State Committee Woman - Libertarian

Blanks - 1

Write-ins - 0

Town Committee - 3 positions

Blanks - 1

Write-ins - 0

Filed March 9, 2004

A TRUE COPY ATTEST

CHARLENE L. NARDI, TOWN CLERK

CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION -TOWN CAUCUS 2004

We certify that a caucus of qualified voters of the Town of Williamsburg was called and held in

accordance with the provisions of law relating thereto, at the Anne T. Dunphy School on the ninth day

of March 2004, and the following nominations of Candidates for Town OfTices were made:

The Town Clerk, Charlene Nardi, called the meeting to order at 7:05PM. A Chair and Secretary were

selected.

Chair: Eileen Stewart

OFFICE TERM

SIGNATURE
ASSESSOR

Signed by same

BOARD OF
HEALTH

Signed by same

BOARD OF LIBRARY
TRUSTEES

Signed by same

ELECTOR-OLIVER
SMITH WILL

Signed by same

FINANCE
COMMITTEE

Signed by same

LOCAL SCHOOL
COMMITTEE 3

Nomination NOT accepted

Signed by same

MODERATOR

Signed by same

RECREATION
COMMISSION

Signed by same

CANDIDATE

3 Marjorie Dunphy

3 Donna Gibson

3 Mary Gabrielson

3 Anne Haxo

1 Lynda Smith

3 Gordon Allen

3 Karen Karowski

3 Christopher Smith

3 Karen England
Diane Bishop

1 Eileen Stewart

3 Alan Golash

3 Eric Payson

Secretary: Kimberly Hyslip
RESIDENCE
16 North Main St.

110 Nash HillRd

85 Old Goshen Rd.
1 1 High St.

5c South St.

48 Nash Hill Rd.
94 b Old Goshen Rd.
1 Valley View Rd.

13 Grove St.
179 Main St.

7 Petticoat Hill Rd

28 Kingsley Ave

24 b Petticoat Hill Rd.

Signed by same
REGIONAL SCHOOL

COMMITTEE 3 No Nomination

SELECTMAN

Signed by Same

TOWN CLERK

Signed by Same

TREASURER

Signed by Same

TRUST FUND
COMMISSION

Signed by name

3 Eric Cerreta

3 Charlene L. Nardi

3 Karen Karowski

3 Jeffrey Ciuffreda

157 Main St.
67 Nash Hill Rd
94 b Old Goshen Rd

15 Village Hill Rd.

WATER/SEWER
COMMISSION

Signed by same

3 David Haskell
3 Walter Kellogg

3 a Village Hill Rd.
82 Mountain St.

We hereby certify that at least forty qualified voters of the Town of Williamsburg participated and
voted therein. Due to the fact that all of the nominees would be placed on the ballot, it was voted that
the Secretary cast one ballot to certify the nominees are certified. We also certify that the caucus voted
that in the case of death, withdrawal or in-eligibility of the candidate or candidates so nominated, the
vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by the following: a committee consisting of the Chairman and
Secretary of the Caucus and a member of the Board of Selectmen.
Meeting adjourned at 7:18pm.

S/ Eileen Stewart, Presiding Officer S/ Kim Hyslip, Secretary to Caucus

Filed March 1 6, 2004 A TRUE COPY ATTEST CHARLENE L. NARDI, TOWN

CLERK

TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG
Minutes of the Annual Town Meeting
May 3, 2004

Warrant signed and posted on April 15, 2004

Selectmen: Eric Cerreta, Christopher Morris and David Haskell

Constable: Edward Crotty

The meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. in the Anne T. Dunphy School cafeteria and Articles 1 and
2 of the Annual Town Meeting were moved and balloting begun. The meeting was recessed to
7:15pm.

The polls were closed at 7pm. The following results of the Election were recorded by Wardens Bess
Lojko and Winona Lockwood and posted at 8:30pm.
Votes Cast - 709

Number of Eligible Voters - 1 772

Last day to register to vote - April 1 3, 2004

Assessor - 3 years
Blanks- 119

Marjorie Dunphy - 588 E
Write-ins - 2

Board of Health - 3 years
Blanks - 154
Donna Gibson - 553 E
Write-ins - 2

Board of Library Trustees - 3 years
Blanks - 83

Mary Gabrielson - 387 E

AnneHaxo -388 E

Write-ins - 559

Michael Beattie-291
Bonnie Roberge - 268

Elector Oliver Smith Will - 1 year
Blanks - 177
Lynda L. Smith - 529 E
Write-ins - 3

Finance Committee - 3 years
Blanks - 564
Gordon Allen -540 E
Karen Karowski - 52 1 E
Christopher Smith - 488 E
Write-ins - 14

Local School Committee - 3 years

Blanks - 396

Diane Bishop - 530 E

Jeffrey Gelbard - 492 E

Write-ins - 0

Moderator - 1 year

Blanks -201

Eileen Stewart - 502 E

Write- ins - 6

Recreation Commission - 3 years

Blanks -389

Alan Golash- 531 E

Eric Payson - 496 E

Write - ins - 2

Regional School Committee

Blanks - 188
Sherrie Marti - 520 E
Write-ins - 0

3 years

Selectman - 3 years

Blanks - 190

Eric Cerreta - 456 E

Write-ins - 63

Town Clerk - 3 years
Blanks - 119
Charlene L. Nardi - 589
Write-ins - 1

Treasurer - 3 years
Blanks - 172
Karen Karowski - 530
Write-ins - 7

Trust Fund Commission - 3 years
Blanks - 157

Jeffrey Ciuffreda- 548 E
Write-ins - 4

Water/Sewer Commission - 3 years

Blanks - 382

David Haskell - 467 E

Walter E. Kellogg, III - 536 E

Write-ins - 33

With a quorum being present, the Moderator called the Annual Town Meeting to order at 7: 1 5pm.
Town Meeting was reminded that the meeting was being taped. Eric Cerreta, Chairman of the Board
of Selectmen announced the dedication of the 2003 Annual Report to Richard Childs. The following
articles- were voted on:

Article 1 and 2 were moved at the polls from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Article 3 Moved and seconded to authorize the Moderator to choose a committee to expend the
income from the Whiting Street Fund. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Article 4 Moved and seconded to empower the Board of Selectmen, Board of Water/Sewer
Commissioners, Board of Assessors, Board of Health, Board of Appeals, Finance
Committee, and the Trustees of Libraries to appoint their own members to town
departments at such salaries or wage rates as shall be established by the Board of
Selectmen. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Article 5 Moved and seconded to authorize the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to appoint an
Administrative Assistant to the Board of Selectmen to serve from July 1 , 2004 to June
30, 2005, who shall be provided with an office, open to the public, in such place and
during such hours as may be judged most convenient, and whose duties shall be under
the direction of the Board of Selectmen. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Article 6 Moved and seconded to authorize revolving funds for certain town departments under
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 Section 53E1/2 for the fiscal year beginning
July 1,2004. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Revolving Fund

Authorized
To Spend Fund

Revenue Source

Use of Fund

Fy04 Spending
Limit

Gas Inspector
Revolving Fund

Electrical
Inspector

Plumbing
Inspector

Transfer Station
Open Box

Gas Inspector Fees Charged for inspections

Salary and expenses related to the

Electrical
Inspector

Plumbing
Inspector

Board of
Health

required under the permit process issuance of permits.

Fees charged for inspections Salary and expenses related to the

required under the permit process issuance of permits.

Fees charged for inspection Salary and expenses related to the

required under the permit process issuance of permits.

$1,500
$7,500
$3,500

Fees and charges for services
related to the Transfer Station

Planning Board Planning Bd.

Dog Control Town Clerk

Disposal costs of the open box and mgmt $ 1 8,000
of the Transfer Station and disposal areas

$3,000

Recreation

Council on
Aging

Rec Comm

COA Executive
Director

Fees charged specific to proposed Expenses associated with proposed
Sub-divisions within Williamsburg sub-divisions within Williamsburg
and new construction and other related expenses associated with

new buildings

Fees specific to dogs Expenses associated with licensing and $5,000

Controlling dogs and to pay the Dog Officer
Salary

Fees specific to recreation programs Pay cost of operating recreation programs$30,000

Fees specific to advertising in the Pay for printing and distribution of the
newsletter Council on Aging newsletter

$2,000

Total Spending Limit

$70,500

Article 7 Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $215,881 composed of the
amounts listed below, for the purpose of operating and mamtaining the town's water
system, including the laying of mains in fiscal 2005, and take said sum from Water
Revenue. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Salaries $ 2,800.00

Expenses $ 59,600.00

Debt Service $ 153,481.00

Total

$ 215,881.00

Article 8

Article 9

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate $138,987.50 composed of the amounts
listed below, for the purpose of operating, maintaining and constructing the town sewer
system for fiscal year 2005, and take said sum from sewer revenue.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Salaries $ 2,800.00

Sewer Construction $ 30,000.00

Operation & Maintenance $ 71,850.00
Debt Service $ 34,337.50

Total

$ 138,987.50

Moved and Seconded to fix a salary and compensation of all elected and appointed
officers of the town for the twelve month period ending June 30, 2005, as provided in
Section 108, Chapter 41, General Laws as amended, and that the town does vote to
appropriate such sums of money as shall be deemed necessary to defray the expenses of
the period.

Each section of the budget was moved separately as below:

General Government:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $287,634.00 for the purpose of General
Government and to raise $237,634.00 of said sum by taxation and $50,000 from Free Cash. Passed
Unanimously

Total

Taken from free

taxation cash

Description
General Government

2005

Moderator Labor

250

Selectboard Salaries

6,970

Selectboard Expenses

3,000

Advertising

1,000

Parking Clerk Labor

250

Parking Clerk Expenses
Constable's Salary

50
250

Constable Elections

200

Administrative Asst. (Town Sec,)

Salary

Independent Audit
Elector Oliver Smith Will

9? RSI

6,000
25

ZZ,OJ 1

6,000
25

Finance Committee Stipends

3,150

Finance Committee Secretary

800

Finance Committee Chairman's

150
600

Stipend

Finance Committee Expenses

Reserve Fund

50,000

0 50,000

Capital Planning Labor
Capital Planning Expenses

275
125

Town Accountant's Salary

15,225

Town Accountant's Assistant

4,224

Town Accountant's Expenses

1,110

Assessor's Salaries

6,970

Assessor's Labor

6,304

Assessor's Expenses

2,800

Assessor's CAMA Fee

1,500

Assessors Revaluation

5,000

Treasurer's Salary

15,686

Treasurer's Assistant Salary

2,563

Treasurer's Expenses
Treasurer's Certification Stipend

4,500
1,000

Town Collector's Salary

22,851

Town Collector's Expenses

9,630

Town Collector's Certification Stipend

1,000

Town Counsel

16,400

Tax Title Expenses (Treasurer's

expense)

Town r^lfrW*; ^alarv

I W W 1 1 iv o ij did] y

1 1 147

AQQi^tant to Town r^lprlc

4 933

Town (""Iprk's Fytiptisps

1 000

1000

Elections / Reeistration

5,778

Town Meeting Expense

544

Strppt T.istinp

900

i^onservaiion i^oinniiabioii j_*d.our

?so

Z. JW

?so

3 100

1 1 dill 111 DUdlU

i soo

1 soo

/\ppCdlo DUdlU

1 son

1 500

1 , J WW

^ UMUUlal oCIVlCCo

0,7jt

Tnu/n 0"FfipP pYT"VPn^P

3 200

Trwx/n RuilHinoc / fTrnnnnc
JLUWil DUllUlligo / VJlUUIlllo

18 610

Town Telephones

5,000

2,000

1 U Wll

2,250

R pnnrtQ

IvC^JWl lo

Copier Maintenance

4,000

First Call for Help

260

Subtotal General Government

$287,634.00

$237,634.00 50,000

Protection, Persons & Property:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $222,339 for the purpose of Protection,
Persons & Property and to raise said sum by taxation. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

Description

„ . . Taken from free
Total ,
taxation cash

2005 2005

Protection, Persons & Property

Police Chiefs Salary
Police Department Labor
Police Department Expenses
Police Department records software

12,214 12,214
104,310 104,310
25,967 25,967

3,354 3,354

Fire Department Salaries
Fire Department Labor
Fire Department Expenses

12,581 12,581
14,068 14,068
19,000 19,000

Ambulance Service
Civil Defense Director's Salary (fire

chief)

Shade Tree Cmte (formerly Tree

Warden)

27,545 27,545
300 300

3,000 3,000

Subtotal Protection, Persons &

Property $222,339 $222339 0

Education:

Stipends

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $1 ,250 for the purpose of the School
Committee Stipends and to raise $1,250 of said sum from taxation. PASSED - UNANIMOUS

Local School:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,459,088 for the purpose of the Local

Schools and to raise said sum by taxation.

Moved and seconded to amend the school budget from $1,459,088 to $1,464,588 to provide full
funding for the school library program, and to take the additional $5,500 from free cash.
Amendment PASSED - MAJORITY (hand count: Aye -81, Nay - 66)

Amended article: Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,464,588 and to raise
$1,459,088 of said sum by taxation and to take $5,500 from free cash. PASSED - MAJORITY

Vocational School:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $190,000 for the purpose of Vocational

Schools and to raise $ 1 90,000 of said sum by taxation. PASSED - UNANIMOUS

Hampshire Regional School:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $985,726 for the Hampshire Regional School
Budget and to raise $985,726 of said sum by taxation. PASSED - UNANIMOUS

HRHS Debt Service - Construction

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $203,635 for the purpose of the Hampshire
Regional Debt Service for construction and to raise said sum from taxation. PASSED - UNANIMOUS

Entire Education

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,845,199 for the purpose of the entire
educational budget as moved and amended individually and to raise $2,839,699 of said sum by
taxation and appropriate $5,500 from free cash. Passed Unanimously

Description

Education

Total
2005

Taken from
taxation
2005

Free
cash

School Committee Stipends

1,250

Local School

1,464,588

1,459,088

5,500

Vocational School

190,000

Hampshire Regional School
HRHS Debt Service foi
construction

985,726
203,635

ubtotal Education $2,845,199 $2,839,699 $5,500

Public Works and Facilities:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $372,954 for the purpose of Public Works
and Facilities and to raise $372,954 of said sum by taxation. Passed Unanimously

Description
Public Works and Facilities

„ . . Taken from Free
Total .

taxation cash

2005 2005

Highway Labor

Highway Maintenance Expenses
Highway Garage/Equipment
Maintenance
Highway Surplus Equipment
Highway Winter Overtime
Highway Winter Expenses

139 271
139 271 '

47,000 47,000

35,600 35,600

2,000 2,000
9,240 9,240
46,500 46,500

Street Lighting
Transfer Station Labor - (Board of

Health

Transfer Station Expenses - (Board of

Health)

Cemetery Commission

7,000 7,000
17,058 17,058

68,810 68,810
475 475

Subtotal Public Works and
Facilities

$372,954 $372,954

Human Services:

Moved and Seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $44,159 for the purpose of Human Services
and to raise $44,1 59 of said sum by taxation. Passed Unanimously

Description
Human Services

Total
2005

Taken from free
taxation cash
2005

Board of Health Salaries

3,075

Board Of Health Expenses

300

Animal Inspector

1,600

Public Health Nurse

2,101

Council on Aging Director
Council on Aging Director

9,739
13,527

Assistant

Meal Site Staffing

2,311

Council on Aging expenses

2,650

COA HEN Program

4,000

Veterans' Agent Salary

1,056

Veteran's Agent Expenses

400

Veteran's Benefits

3,000

American's w/ disabilities expenses

400

Subtotal Human Services

$44,159

Culture and Recreation:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $95,301 for the purpose of Culture and
Recreation and to raise $95,301 of said sum by taxation. Passed Unanimously

Total

Taken from

free

taxation

cash

Description
Culture and Recreation

2005

Library salaries and labor

49,744

Library books and supplies

25,420

Library Maintenance

3,347

Library utilities
Athletic Fields

7,790
4,000

Recreation Labor/Expenses
Historical Commission Expense

4,100
500

Historical Commission Survey

Veterans Recognition

400

Subtotal Culture and Recreation

$95^01

$95301

Debt Service:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $188,274 for the purpose of Debt Service and
to raise $159,662 of said sum by taxation and to appropriate $28,612 from free cash. Passed
Unanimously

Total

Taken from

free

taxation

cash

Description
Debt Service

2005

Local School Loan Principal
Payment

36,850

Local School Loan interest

1,460

Highway Sander principal
Highway Sander interest

8,500
633

8,500
0

633

Town Office Heating System
principal

Town Office Heating System
interest

4,000
304

4,000
0

304

Backhoe principal

2. /,UUU

a
U

n aaa
27,000

Backhoe interest

O / J

a
U

6/5

Fire Truck Loan principal

19,000

Fire Truck interest

3,229

Wood Waste Capping Loan
principal

Wood Waste Capping interest

20,000
4,270

Library Principal
Library interest
Grader principal

3z,UUU

1 C O A A

15,840

1 i <r\c\
1 J,DUU

JZ,UU0

1 C O yl A

15,840

vjraaer lnieresi

1,013

Short Tprm RrvrrowirMJ intprpst

Subtotal Debt Service

$188,274

$159,662

$28,612

(w/o HRHS construction debt)

Intergovernmental Expenses:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum $99,858 for the purpose of Inter-governmental
Expenses and to raise said sum from taxation. Passed Unanimously

Intergovernmental Expenses

2005

State Air Pollution (sub.from cherry sheet)

545

State RMV non-renewal (from cherry sheet)

580

Hampshire Council of Governments

13,350

Regional Transit Charge

38,304

Building Inspection

15,824

Hilltown Resource Management (B.H.)

9,000

Foothills Health District (Board Health)

22,255

Subtotal Intergovernmental Expenses

$99,858

Miscellaneous Expenses:

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $483,990 for the purpose of Miscellaneous
Expenses and to raise said sum by taxation. Passed Unanimously

Description
Fixed Miscellaneous Expenses

Total
2005

Taken from free
taxation cash
2005

Medical Billing

County Retirement

102,540

Workers Compensation
Unemployment Insurance
Health Insurance
Social Security/Medicare
General Insurance

14,380

500
304,950
25,000
36,620

14,380

500
304,950
25,000
36,620

Subtotal Fixed Misc. Exp.

$483,990

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,639,708 for the purpose of running the
town and to raise $4,555,596 of said sum by taxation and to appropriate $84,1 12 from free cash.
Passed unanimously

Total

Taken from

free

taxation

cash

Description

2005

Total Operating Budget

$4,639,708

$4,555,596

$84,112

Article 10

Moved and seconded to appropriate the sum of $10,000 for the Stabilization Fund and to take said sum
from free cash. Passed unanimously (requires 2/3rds)

Article 1 1

Moved and seconded to amend Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting held on March 19, 2001 to read
as follows: "to raise and appropriate the sum of $1 1,325 for the purchase of a heating system for the
town offices and to take said sum from borrowing." Passed unanimously

Article 12

Moved and seconded to allow the Hampshire Regional School Committee to enter into three year
contracts with the option to renew in each of (2) two additional years to provide bus transportation to
Hampshire Regional High School, Chesterfield -Goshen Regional School, Southampton Public
Schools, Westhampton Public Schools, Williamsburg Public Schools, and vocational transportation.
Passed unanimously

Article 13

Moved and seconded to raise and appropriate a sum of up to $21,516 for the purchase and/or lease,
acquisition and/or modification of a cruiser and/or equipment for the Police Department and to take
said sum from free cash. Passed unanimously

Article 14

Moved and seconded that the town vote to adjust the property tax exemption for certain residents who
have reached the age of 70, as provided for in Mass G.L. c. 59, §5, cl. 41C, as follows: Annual Income
Eligibility Limits raised to $18,000 if Single and $25,000 if Married; Asset Eligibility Limits raised to
$35,000 if Single and $50,000 if Married; and Tax Dollars Exempted raised 50% to $750.00, with all
adjustments to take effect as of FY2005. Passed unanimously

Article 15

Moved and seconded that the town vote to amend the Governmental By-laws, Capital Planning
Committee section under Town Officers and Committees, as follows:

Section 1 . Delete "The other members shall be appointed for three-year terms such that one will expire
each year. None shall be a town officer or town employee. The Town Accountant shall be an ex-officio
member without right to vote"

Add "The appointees of the Board of Selectmen shall be appointed for three-year terms such that one
will expire each year. No voting member of this committee shall be a town employee. The Town
Treasurer shall be an ex-officio member without right to vote."
Section 2. Delete "September 1st"
Add "December 1st

Add at the end of Section 2: The Board of Selectmen shall exclude warrant articles for such capital
expenditures of $10,000.00 or more from town meeting warrants if said expenditures have not first
been presented to the Capital Planning Committee unless, by majority vote of the Board of Selectmen,
a waiver is issued. Any such waivers issued shall be forwarded as soon as possible to the Capital
Planning Committee for inclusion in the Capital Improvement Budget. Passed unanimously

A TRUE COPY ATTEST: Filed: May 1 8,

2004

Charlene L. Nardi
Town Clerk

Copies to: Division of Local Services, Town Council, Accountant, Assessors,

Accountant, Selectmen, Treasurer, All Committees and Boards

September State Primary - 9/14/2004

Testing of Ballots - 8/25/04

Democrat 9, Republican 6)

Delivered estimated ballots: Democratic - 1600; Republican -500; Green -50;

Libertarian - 50; 18 Absentee ballots cast. Warden 1: Bess Lojko; Warden 2:

Winona Lockwood. lnCount:187; Out Count; 187; Machine Count: 185 (2 Green Rainbow ballots)

Polls were open 7am to 8 pm.

Democratic Party

Votes

Republican Party

Votes

Representative in Conqress

Blank

John W. Olver

140

Write-ins:

Total

161

Total

Councillor

Blank

Isaac Ben Ezra

Michael Bissonnette

Write - ins

Timothy J. Rooke

Peter Vickery

105

Total

Write-ins:

Total

161

Senator in General Court

Blank

Bandrea F. Nuciforo Jr.

129

Dawn Taylor Thompson

Write-ins:

Total

161

Total

Representative in General Court

Blanks

Blank

Stephen Kulik

142

Jeffrey C. Cranston

Write-ins

Write-ins:

Total

161

Total

Sheriff

Blank

Robert J. Garvey

124

Write-ins:

Garvey

2 Blanks

Total

161

Total

Green Party

Votes

Libertarian Party

Votes

Representative in Conqress

Blank

Write-ins:

Total

Councillor

Blank

Write-ins:

Write - ins

Total

Senator in General Court

Blank

2! Blank

Write-ins:

■ ■

■

Total

Representative in General Court

Blank

Nahanael Alexander Fortune

Write-ins:

Total

Sheriff

Blank

Write-ins:

Total

Number of Voters

Dem Rep Green Lib Unenrolled Total

Active/Inactive

603 184 20 7 947 1761

Total

306 184 20 7 947 1761

Presidential and State Election Results: Town of Williamsburg
Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Warrant Posted: October 14, 2004 Precinct 1 of 1

Polls Opened at 7:00am, closed at 8:00pm
Wardens: Bess Lojko, Winona Lockwood

Ballots Cast: 1580 by Machine - 5 Federal Ballots Hand counted by Voter Registrars 1 1/15/04
Total Ballots Counted: 1585 6 Provisional Ballots cast - None counted (ineligible to vote)

Electors of President and
Vice President

Wmsbg

Representative in
General Ct

Wmsbg

Badnarik and Campagna

IS 1*1

Kulik

1,045

Bush and Cheney

388

Cranston

363

Cobb and Lalvlarcne

Fortune

108

Kerry and Edwards

1,144

All others

275

Ralph Nadar

Blanks/Non-Persons

others

B lanks/Non-Persons

Rep in Cong

First District

Ulver

1,306

Others

— :

Question 1

Blanks/Non-Persons

275

Runoff Voting

789

Yes

271

Councillor

194

Eighth District

Blanks

Vickery

1,042

Wilson

372

Question 2

All Others

Right to Shared Custody

Blanks/Non-Persons

171

Yes

1,136

202

Senator In General Court

Blanks

247

n t_ w w o w~* f a •

Berk, Hamp AFranklm

XT '. f . T—

Nucitoro, Jr

1,156

1 nompson

275

All Others

Blanks/Non-Persons

Sheriff

Garvey

1,114

Lynch III

293

All Others

177

Blanks/Non-Persons

Voter Turnout 86%

Annual Report of the Town Accountant

The following is a listing of the general purpose financial statements of the Town
of Williamsburg for the year ending June 30, 2004.

• Combined Balance Sheet

• Statement of General Fund Revenues and Expenditures-Budget and Actual

• Detailed Statement of General Fund Expenditures - Budget and Actual

• Detailed Statement of Other Fund Expenditures

• Statement of Enterprise Fund Revenues and Expenditures

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to and appreciation of
Janet Swem, Williamsburg's former accountant. Janet has been available for
consultations over this past year to guide me through many reporting processes,
answer innumerable questions, and offer her continual guidance. Without her
assistance, getting through this year would have been very difficult. Williamsburg
was fortunate to have her serve the Town in this capacity for the time she did.

I would also like to thank those of my colleagues in town who have been willing
to help me get through the nuances of municipal government and have shown me
great patience as I have learned the intricacies of municipal accounting over this
year.

Respectfully submitted,

KimberlyJ. Hyslip
Town Accountant

Town of Williamsburg
June 30, 2004

ASSETS

Pooled cash and equivalents
Investment Accounts
Receivables:

Property Taxes-net
Property Taxes 05 - net
Excise taxes
Tax title and possession
Rollbacks and betterments
Due from others
Water & Sewer
Loans receivable
Due from other Governments
Amount to be Provided For:
Water Improvement
Sewer Construction
School Reconstruction
Fire Truck
Wood Waste Dump
Library Renovations
Highway Sander
Heating System
Loader Backhoe
Grader

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Warrants & Accounts Payable
Accrued Payroll
Deferred Revenue:

Property Taxes

Property Taxes 05

Tax Liens

Tax Possessions

Motor Vehicle

Other

State Highway Aid
Long Term Debt Payable
Payroll Withholdings
Due to Others

TOTAL LIABILITIES

FUND EQUITY
Retained Earnings

Reserved for Continuing Appropriations
Reserved for Expenditures
Reserved for Special Purposes
Reserved for Endowment
Fund Balance-Designated
Fund Balance-Undesignated

TOTAL FUND EQUITY

TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND EQUITY

GENERAL SPECIAL ENTERPRISE CAPITAL TRUST & LONG-TERM

FUND REVENUES FUNDS PROJECTS AGENCY DEBT

774,168.09 515,059.79 729,359.50 118,059.55 325,978.54

1,121,933.10

140,806.26

1,662,773.97
58,214.07
29,848.61
4,232.51

82.75 5,690.18
109,248.82

83,479.68

120,259.45

1,255,000.00
275,000.00

110,550.00
112,000 00
140,000.00
459,00000
25,000.00
11,325.00
27,000.00
40,000 00

2,670,126.26 635,319.24 2,368,608.32 118,059.55 1,537,081.50 924,875.00

$122,975.06
$124,907.88

$8,417.96

$201,818.55

$22,693.73

$22,433.34

140,806.26
1,662,773.97
24,677 53
5,171.08
58,035.32
4,411.26

120,25945

109,248.82
1,530,000.00

83,479.68

(19,707.93)
2.970.00

924,87500

2,143,758.36

128,677.41

1,841,067.37

22,693.73

89,175.09

924,875.00

20,985.06
115,628.00

389,754.84

506,641.83

356,309.11
171.231.84

95,365.82

256,517.98
1,191,388.43

526,367 90

506,641.83

527,540.95

95,365.82

1,447,906.41

$2,670,126.26

$635,319.24

$2,368,608.32

$118,059.55

$1,537,081.50

$924,875.00

$0 00

$0.00

$0 00

$0.00

$0 00

Town of Williamsburg

Statement of Revenue and Expenditures
Budgetary Basis and Actual - General Fund

Year Ended June 30, 2004

General Fund

Budget

Actual

Variance

Revenue

Taxes:

Real Estate

3,325,239

3,308,741

-16,498

Personal Property

49,154

48,978

-176

Motor Vehicle and other Excise

214,947

241,821

26,874

Penalties & Interest

14,673

21,040

6,367

State Aid

721,286

720,883

-403

Other Departmental Receipts

68,311

77,705

9,394

Earnings on Invested Funds

15,000

8,622

-6,378

uuui i r ii ico

OK QA'i

Miscellaneous

144,414

117,597

-26,817

Total Revenues

4,578,867

4,566,765

-12,102

Expenditures

General Government

311,127

281,466

-29,661

Public Safety

220,168

211,689

-8,479

Education

2,729,268

2,648,465

-80,803

Public Works

369,067

356,911

-12,156

Human Services

43,384

39,023 .

-4,361

Culture and Recreation

90,869

89,243

-1,626

Debt Service

162,973

162,951

-22

Intergovernmental Expenses

248,032

225,686

-22,346

Miscellaneous

466,661

465,559

-1,102

Total Expenditures

4,641,549

4,480,993

-160,556

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues

-62,682

85,772

148,454

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Page

Expense Category / Account

Previous
Year's Balance |

Original
Budget

Budget
Revisions

Revised
Budget

Actual
Expended

Balance

Exp

GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator 015114-110
Selectboard Salaries 015122-110
Selectboard Expenses 015122-700
Advertising 015124-700
Parking Clerk Labor 015126-110
Parking Clerk Expenses 015126-700
Constable - Salary 015127-110
Constable - Elections 015127-111
Selectmen-Adm Asst Lab 015129-110
Independent Audit 015129-300
Elector Oliver Smith W 015129-700
Finance Conun Stipends 015131-110
Finance Comm Secretary 015131-111
Finance Comm Chair Sti 015131-112
Finance Comm Expenses 015131-700
Reserve Fund 015132-780
Capital Planning Labor 015133-110
Capital Planning Expen 015133-700
Town Accountant's Sala 015135-110
Town Accountant Assist 015135-111
Town Accountant's Expe 015135-700
Assessors' Salaries 015141-110
Assessors' Labor 015141-111
Assessors' Expenses 015141-700
Assessors - CAMA Fee 015141-701
Assessors - Revaluatio 015142-700
Treasurer's Salary 015145-110
Treasurer's Assistant 015145-111
Treasurer's Cert Stipe 015145-112
Treasurer's Expenses 015145-700
Town Collector's Salar 015146-110
Town Coll Cert Stipend 015146-111
Town Collector's Expen 015146-700
Town Counsel 015151-300
Town Clerk's Salary 015161-110
Town Clerk Assistant 015161-111
Town Clerk's Expenses 015161-700
Elections/Registration 015162-700
Street Listing 015164-700
Conservation Comm Labo 015171-110
Conservation Comm Expe 015171-700
Planning Board 015175-700
Appeals Board 015176-700
Maint Conservation Lan 015179-700
Agricultural Restrict! 015179-710
By-Law Review Committe 015179-720
Rail Trail Committee 015179-730

6 ,597 . 51

14
4
1
6
6
2
1
5

15
2
1
4

22
1
9

10
4
1
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250
, 800
, 800
,000
250
50
250
200
,294
, 000
25
, 150
800 ,
150.
600.
,000.
275 .
125.
, 853 .
, 121.
, 110.
,800.
,150.
,800.
,500.
,000.
303 .
500 .
000.
525.
294.
000.
630 .
000 .
875.
812 .
000 .
370.
900.
250.
100 .
500 .
500 .

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.00
.00
.00
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.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
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.00
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17 , 160 . 23)

699.00

2,500.00

5,000 .00
4,000.00
4,667.74
705.59

3,000.00

250 .00
6,800.00
2,800.00
1, 000. 00
250.00
50.00
250.00
200 . 00
22,294.00
6, 000.00
25.00
3,150.00
800.00
150.00
600.00
17, 839.77
275. 00
125.00
14,853.00
4,121.00
1,809.00
6,800.00
6,150.00
2,800.00
1,500.00
11,597.51
15,303.00
2,500.00
1,000.00
4,525.00
22,294.00
1,000.00
9,630.00
18,500.00
10,875.00
4,812.00
1.000.00
5,370.00
900.00
250.00
3,100.00
1, 500.00
1,500.00
5,000.00
4,000.00
7,667.74
705.59

125.00
6,800. 00
2, 727 . 88
726.62
250 . 00
4.75
250.00
200.00
22 , 294 . 00
6,000.00

2,800.00
535.92
150.00
600.00
11,422 .49

49.36
14,853.00
4,121.00
1, 809.00
6,800.00
6,048.57
2,285.59
1,500.00
5,440.00
15,303 .00
2,431.45
1,000 . 00
4,250.84
22,294.00
1,000.00
9,419.22
18,472.04
10,875.00
4, 812 .00
757 . 90
5,370.00
900 . 00

1,859.74
588 .08
1,213.07

7 , 667 .74

125.00

72 . 12
273 .38

45.25

25 . 00
350.00
264 . 08

6,417 .28
275 . 00
75 . 64

101.43
514 .41

6, 157 . 51

68 . 55

274 .16

210.78
27 .96

242 . 10

250 .00
1,240.26
911 .92
286 . 93
5,000.00
4,000.00

705.59

50
100

73
100

10
100
100
100
100

o !

89
67
100
100
64
0
39
100
100
100
100
98
82
100
47
100
97
100
94
100
100
98
100
100
100
76
100
100
0 1
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39
81
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100
0

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Page 2

Previous Original Budget Revised Actual %

pense Category / Account Year's Balance! Budget | Revisions | Budget | Expended | Balance Exp

ustodial Services

015192-110

7, 960

7,960

100

own Office Expense

015192-700

3,200

375

3, 575

3,571

100

own Buildings/Grounds

015192-701

17,510

700

18,210

100

own Telephone Expense

015192-702

5, 000

5,000

4,867

132

own Office Drainage

015192-710

6,550.54

9, 000

15, 550

100

ire/Police Roofs

015192-800

18, 650

18,000

650

'own Internet Services

015193-700

2, 000

2,000

2, 000

100

'own Report

015195-700

2, 000

2,000

1,909

!opier Maintenance

015199-700

4, 000

3,390

609

"irst Call for Help

015199-702

260

)TAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 27,521.38 287,492.12 ( 3,886.23) 311,127.27 281,466.18 29,661.09 90

LOTECT ■ PERSONS & PROPERTY

'olice Chief 1 s Salary

015210-110

11, 916

11,916

.00

100

'olice Dept Labor

015210-111

101,766

101, 766

101,766

100

'olice Dept Expenses

015210-700

25, 967

2,065

28,032

28, 032

100

'olice Records Softwar

015210-701

3,354

100

'ire Dept Salaries

015220-110

12,274

12,084

189

'ire Dept Labor

015220-111

13,725

9, 872

3 , 852

'ire Dept Expenses

015220-700

19, 000

16,114

2 ,885

.'ire Dept Vehicle

015220-801

20,000

20, 000

19,048

951

Ambulance Service

015231-690

8,300

8,000

300

Civil Defense Dir Sala

015291-110

300

Tree Warden

015294-700

1, 500

1,500

1, 500

100

0TAL PROTECT. PERSONS
JUCATION

& PROPERTY

198, 102

22,065

220, 167

211, 688

.56

8,479

. 24

School Com Stipends

015300-110

1,250

100

Local Schools

015300-700

1,423, 500

141

1,423,641

1,423,500

141

100

Vocational School

015310-700

230, 000

230,000

150, 837

79, 162

Hampshire Regional

015320-690

927,320

54,302

00)

873,018

100

3amp Regional Capital

015320-700

199, 859

100

School Building Needs

015330-700

1,500

1, 500

OTAL EDUCATION

1,500

2,781, 929

00 (

54,160

74)

2,729,268.

2,648,464

80,803

OBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIES

Highway Labor

015422-110

135, 874

129,252

6,621

Highway Road Maintenan

015422-700

47 , 000

47,000

100

H'way Garage/Equip Mai

015422-701

35, 578

35,578

100

Highway Surplus Equipm

015422-800

2,000

2, 000

2,000

100

Winter Overtime

015423-110

9, 015

9,015

5,359

3,655

Winter Expenses

015423-700

46,500

46, 500

46,500

100

Street Lighting

015424-700

7,000

175 . 00

7 , 17 5

7,151

100

Transfer Station

015433-700

85,450

83 , 594

1,855

Cemetery Commission

015491-700

475

475.

475

100

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Page

Original

Budget

Revised

Actual

Expense Category / Account

B 1.1 d Q £ t

1
1

Revisions

Budget

Expended

Balance

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS AND

FACILITIES

0 0 0

3 6 8 8 9 2

0 0

175

. 00

3 6 9, 067

. 00

356,911

. 46

12 , 155

. 54

HUMAN SERVICES

Board of Health Salari

015511-110

3 0 0 0

0 0

3,000

. 00

3,000

. 00

Board of Health Expens

015511-700

3 0 0

n n

300

. 00

. 42

295

.58

Animal Inspection

015519-700

1 6 00

0 0

1,600

. 00

1,335

. 00

265

. 00

Public Health Nurse

015522-700

2 0 5 0

0 0

2,050

. 0 0

2,050

. 00

Council on Aging Direc

015541-110

9 5 02

9,502

. 00

9,502

. 00

COA Office Assistant

015541-111

13 197

0 0

13,197

0 0

13,197

. 00

Meal Site Staffing

015541-112

2,255

Council on Aging Expen

015541-700

2, 650

2,650

2, 650

COA HEN Program

015541-701

4, 000

4,000

Veterans' Agent Salary

015543-110

1, 030

1,030

Veterans' Agent Expens

015543-699

4 00

0 0

400

0 0

400

Veterans' Benefits

015543-700

■j n n n

n n
u u

3,000

0 0

3 , 000

Amer with Disab Expens

015545-700

Ann

u u

4 0 0

4 00

TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES

u • uu

A"i 1 Q A

n n

0 0

43,3 84

39 , 023

4,360

CULTURE AND RECREATION

Libraries

015611-700

80, 514.

685.

81,199 .

81, 199 .

Athletic Fields

015630-700

4, 000.

4,000 .

3,856.

143 .

Recreation Labor/Expen

015630-701

4,000.

3.956.

43 .

Historical Commission

015691-700

500.

231.

268.

Historical Coin Survey

015691-710

770.00

770.

770 .

Veterans' Recognition

015692-700

400 .

400.

400 .

TOTAL CULTURE AND RECREATION

770. 00

89,414.

685.

90,869.

89,243.

1,625 .

Exp

DEBT SERVICE

100
1
83
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
0
0
0

100
96
99
46
0
0

Prin - School Debt

015710-911

36, 850

36 , 850

.00

36 , 850

. 00

100

Prin - Capping Wood Wa

015710-913

20, 000

.00

20,000

. 00

100

Prin-Backhoe Debt

015710-919

13,500

.00

100

Prin-Fire Truck Debt

015710-920

16, 000

100

Prin - Library

015710-922

23 , 000

18, 000

41, 000

41,000

100

Int - School Debt

015750-916

3,007

3 , 007

100

Int - Capping Wood Was

015750-918

3 , 264

3,751

7,015

7 , 015

100

Int-Backhoe Debt

015750-919

826

592

1,418

100

Int-Fire Truck Debt

015750-920

2, 611

2, 834

5,445

100

Int - Grader

015750-921

813

889

1,702

100

Int - Library

015750-922

36 , 341

21, 537

28)

14,803

14, 803

100

Int - Sander

015750-923

555

100

Int - T H Heating

015750-924

266

266 .

100

Int - Short Term

015750-925

1,408.

1,386.

22.00 98

rOTAL DEBT SERVICE

0.00

157,620.

5,352.

162,972.

162 , 950 .

22.00 100

INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXPENSES
State - Air Pollution 015820-640

533 . 00

100

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Page 4

Original

Budget

Revised

Actual

icpense Category / Account

Year's Balance |

Budget

Revisions |

Budget

Expended

Balance

State - RMV Non-Renewa

015820-

641

1, 160

580

State - Charter School

015820-

642

141,472

141, 472

102, 179

39,293

State - School Choice

015820-

643

34,322

48, 159

( 13,837

00)

Hamp Council of Gov'ts

015830-

622

13,350

Regional Transit Charg

015840-

663

16,357

20,296

( 3,939

00)

Billtown Resource MgtC

015840-

664

9,000

9, 000

8,751

248

Foothills Health Distr

015840-

666

17, 929

17,929

17 , 928

Building Inspection Co

015840-

667

13 , 909

13, 909

OTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXPENSES

0.00

248,032. 00

0 .00

248, 032 . 00

225,686.38

22,345.62

Exp

50
72
140
100
124
97
100
100

County Retirement
Workers' Compensation
Unemployment Insurance
Health Insurance
Social Security/Medica
General Insurance
Prior Year Expenditure

OTAL MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

OTAL EXPENSES:

ISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

015911- 170

015912- 700

015913- 170

015914- 170
015914-171
015945-740
015950-802

104,337.00
12,075.00
500. 00

285,000.00
24,000.00
30,820.00

1,620.00

7,771.77
426. 97

110.00

104,337.00
13,695.00
500 . 00
292,771.77
24,426.97
30,820.00
110.00

104 ,337.00
13,695.00
500.00
292,771.77
24,426.97
29,717.00
110.00

100
100
100
100
100

1,103.00 96
100

0.00

456,732.00

9,928.74

466,660.74

465, 557 . 74

1,103.00 100

29,791.38

4,631,597.12 (

19,839.67) 4,641,548.83

4,480,992.66

160, 556 . 17

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Page

Previous Original Budget Revised Actual

FUND 03

TOTAL FUND 03: 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FUND 23 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 11

235422-896

7 , 745

. 00

7,745

. 00

7,745

.00

Chapter 150

235422-902

7,151

. 26

7 , 151

.26

7 , 151

.26

Chapter 53C

235422-903

24,486

. 87

24,486

.87

24,486

. 87

Chapter 235

235422-904

4 8,378

. 24

48,378

. 24

48,378

.24

TOTAL FUND 2 3 :

14, 896

. 2 6

0.00 72,865

. 11

87 , 7 61

. 37

87 , 761

. 37

.00

FUND 24 SCHOOL FUNDS

Lawrence Fisher Fund

245017-000

2,584

.00

. 00

2,614

.00

305

. 15

2,308

. 85

Pre-School Program

245300-001

37, 917

.28

67,013

.60

104, 930

.88

77, 305

. 97

27, 624

.91

Title I

245300-002

12, 501

.12

17,252

. 00

29,753

.12

16,615

. 00

13 , 138

. 12

School Building Use ■

245300-004

4,151

.68

1,293

.43

5,445

. 11

5,445

. 11

After School Programn

245300-005

1,823

. 2 1

14,824

. 39

16,647

. 60

12 , 869

. 05

3,778

. 55

School Choice

245300-006

267 , 583

. 06

163,7 83

. 00

431, 366

. 06

102 ,068

. 91

329,297

. 15

Extended Day Kindergarten

245300-008

21,421

. 00

21,421

. 0 0

21,421

Technology Fund

245300-010

4 0 8 5

6 8

4 , 085

. 6 8

4,085

6 8

Warren Book Fund

245300-014

4 87

4 6

4 87

4 6

4 87

. 4 6

Tech Lit Challenge

245300-607

J <E 4

u u

3 2 4

324

. 00

Summer Academic Support

245300-625

13,6 00

13,600

0 0

10,000

3,600

. 00

School Lunch

245300-700

9,673

38 , 8 93

48,566

37,53 5

11,03 0

Kind Enhance Grant

245300-701

1,540

1, 540

Elaine Lawton Fund

245300-800

4, 186

2,060

6,246

685

5, 561

FOUNDATION RESERVE

245310-700

62 , 889

62, 889

TOTAL FUND 24:

346 , 856

0 . 00 403 , 060

749 , 917

345, 781

404 , 136

FUND 25 REVOLVING FUNDS

Recreation

255400-002

19,6 86

6 6

20,87 9

40, 565

19,168.

21,397

Electrical Inspection

255400-003

4,250.

4,165.

Gas Inspections

255400-004

599.

599 .

565.

Plumbing Inspections

255400-005

1,714 .

1, 622 .

Planning Board

255400-006

1, 071.

1,325.

2,396 .

50 .

2,346

Dog Control

255400-010

4,837.

4,015.

8, 852 .

5,021.

3,831.

Transfer Station Open Box

255400-011

3,316.

14, 875.

18,191.

17 ,213 .

977 .

Wetlands Protection

255400-012

4,028.

TOTAL FUND 25:

32,941.

0.00 47,657.

80, 598 .

47,805.

32 ,793 .

FUND 26 COUNCIL ON AGING FUNDS

Highland Valley Elder Ser

265500-001 (

417 .

57)

2, 171.

1,754.

1,939.

185 .

14)

EOEA Formula Grant

265500-004

35.

62 .

80 (

27 .

70)

Consortium Support

265500-005

500.

623 .

1, 123 .

1, 084 .

39 .

FRTA

265500-006

361 .

20, 653 .

21, 014 .

21, 871.

81 (

857 .

04)

3/21/05

TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG - FY04

FY2004 Expenses Report (All Entries)

- Other Funds

Page 2

■und Number / Expense Account

Previous
Year's Balance |

Original
Budget

Budget
Revisions

Revised
Budget

Actual
Expended

Balance

EOEA Service Incentive

265500-007

.69

PVTA

265500-008

868

.36

6,332

.50

7,200

.86

6, 962

. 50

238

.36

COA Donation Fund

265500-013

471

.45

1, 849

.03

2, 320

.48

1,511

.68

808

. 80

TOTAL FUND 2 6 :

1,843

. 55

0.00

31,629

.88

33,473

.43

33,456

.81

.62

UND 27 OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE

- z ' z ~ SATURN Grdnt

4.021

. 11

4, 021

. 11

4,021

. 11

All Hazards EOP Grant

2752 91-000

900

.00

900

.00

924

.96 (

.96)

Insurance Proceeds -Cruise

275400-000

9,772

. 90

833

.00

10, 605

.90

1,368

.40

9,237

. 50

Highway FEMA/MEMA

275422 - 801

8, 108

. 93

8, 108

. 93

5,268

. 89

2, 840

. 04

Cul tural Counc i 1

2756 00-001

6,673

2,066

. 92

8,740

.12

1,961

6,778

. 14

Library — Local

27 Sfi 00 - 002

1, 969

.51

2,049

2,106

.21 (

77)

T. i V\ t~ a i~\r — Cha ho

UXi^L CIL J J - CI - c

3,373

3,453

3,379

Lihrary *■ School

2 7 5 fi 0 0 - 0 04

LI, 000

11, 008

11, 002

Flag Donations

275600-005

488

256

744

( 109

43)

853

Equipment Earnings

275600-006

8, 870

Timber Sales

275600-007

Recreation Gift Fund

275600-008

1,095

1, 095

1,095

Police Dept Gift Fund

275600-009

600.

600

Police Safe Roads Grant

275600-010 (

4,104.

46)

5,500

1,395

2.722

25 (

1,326

58)

Septic Repair Grant

275600-015

17,862.

17, 862

Community Policing

275600-016

6,974.

12,000.

18, 974.

9,157.

9,816

Law Enforcement Fund

275600-021

317 .

317

Woodland Trails Project

275600-030

1,034.

146 .

888.

Urban Forestry Grant

275600-031 (

1,615.

02)

2,483.

868 .

5,868.

38 (

5,000.

00)

Open Space & Rec Plan

275600-032

5,000.

00 .

5,000.

Library Discovery Grant

275600-033

7,500.

6,650 .

849.

Shade Tree Comm Donation

275600-034

16.

16 .

10.

5 .

Town Line Signs

275610-010

1,940.

1, 940.

879.

1,061.

Insurance Proceeds

275721-000

2,660.

151.

2 , 509 .

Bond Prem- Issuance Costs

275725-000

40,674.

32, 150.

8, 523 .

TOTAL

FUND 27 :

57,168.

0.00

101,282.

158,451.

88,755.

69,695.

■•UND 3_0 CAPITAL PROJECTS

Land Acquisition 305800-005

Capping Wood Waste Area 305800-010

Painting Dunphy School 305800-013

Repairs to Fire Stations 305800-021

Heating System Town Offce 305800-022

Town Hall Elevator 305800-026

Highway Sander 305800-027

TOTAL FUND 30:

9,711 . 50
98,302.75
979 . 09
5, 999 . 86
70,205. 00
105,441. 00
3,080 .56

9.711.50
98,302.75
979.09
5,999.86
70,205.00
105,441.00
3,080.56

3 ,000.00

1, 673 . 85
6, 530.00
61. 530 . 00
2, 525 . 00

9, 711 . 50
95,302.75
979.09
4, 326 . 01
63,675.00
43, 911. 00
555.56

293,719.76

0.00

293,719.76

75,258. 85

218,460. 91

•UND 31 LIBRARY PROJECT
General Construction

315611-010

151,061.99

151, 061. 99

151, 061 . 99

Town of Williamsburg
Enterprise Funds
Statement of Revenues and Expenditures
Year Ended June 30, 2004

Revenues:

User Charges
Connection Fees
Penalties & Interest
Timber Sales
Earnings on Investments

Total Revenues

Water Fund Sewer Fund

243,616 108,640

24,870

185 397
29,315

4,350 4,341

277,466 138,248

Expenditures:

Salaries & Wages
Expenses
Construction
Debt Service

Total Expenditures

29,293
45,780

149,228
224,301

14,946
4,939
7,874
33,745
61,504

Excess of Revenues over Expenditures

53,165

76,744

Fund Balance-Beg of Year
Fund Balance-End of Year

232,231
285,396

222,140
242,145

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR FEASIBILITY COMMITTEE

The Town Administrator Feasibility Committee was established by Special Town Meeting on March 1 9,
2001 to look into the practicality of hiring a Town Administrator. The Committee delivered its Final
Report to the Select Board on January 20, 2005 with a unanimous recommendation that "the Board
consider hiring a Town Administrator who would report to the Select Board and provide management
coordination as well as administrative support to the Board. As chief elected officials of the Town, the
Select Board would of course continue to provide leadership, vision, policy-making, and warrant-signing
authority to Williamsburg."

This Committee would again like to thank all of the people who supported our work and who took the
time to share with us their visions for our Town and their dedication to its vitality. We especially want to
thank the Select Board for creating this opportunity, for their support in our work and for the uncountable
number of hours that they continue to devote to Williamsburg.

Respectfully Submitted,

William B. Sayre, Chairman
Jeff Ciuffreda, Secretary
Katharine Baker
Dave Mathers
Jim Moran

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Board of Assessors

(413) 268-8403

Assessors' Report
2004

The tax rate for FY2004 was $15.67 per thousand dollars of property value. It was
determined as follows:

Total Appropriations $4,902,494.58

Cherry Sheet Offsets 172,618.00

State & County Cherry Sheet Charges 193,844.00

Allowance for Abatements & Exemptions 48,065.71

Total Amount to be Raised $5,3 1 7,022.29

Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts $ 893,904.00

Estimated Local Receipts 350,3 1 9.00

Enterprise Funds 472,585.50

Free Cash 127,110.00

Other Available Funds 50,645.60

Total Estimated Receipts $ 1 ,894,564. 1 0

Amount to be raised by Tax Levy $3,422,458.19

Total Valuation of Real & Personal Property $ 2 1 8,408,308.00

Respectfully Submitted,

Henry J. Warner, Chair
Marjorie Dunphy
Denise L. Banister

Williamsburg Brassworks ReUse Committee

The members of the Williamsburg Brassworks ReUse Committee were:
Peter Mahieu, Chairman, representing the Finance Committee
Jeffrey Ciuffreda, Secretary, representing the Board of Selectmen
Warren White, representing the Planning Board.

The committee met twelve times during the year, on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. on
the second floor of the town office building.

The year began with two active loans on the books and one loan of a company that declared
bankruptcy. The committee was pursuing collection of funds from that company before writing off the
loan. During the year, both of the active loans were kept current.

The loan of the company in bankruptcy was finally brought to a conclusion in November 2004. While
the company was found to not have sufficient assets, the committee did make a claim on legal counsel
for failing to provide the committee with proper counsel on this loan. Settlement was reached and the
loan was subsequently written off. The committee felt that it had very aggressively pursued this
settlement and felt that the outcome was the best it could have hoped for. It is always known that some
of these loans carry a fairly high level of risk.

One payment was made out of the Long Range Capital Recreation Fund at the request of the
Williamsburg Recreation Committee. $2,000 was granted to that committee to assist in the major
renovations of the Haydenville ball field.

The commission discussed the Housing and Economic Development Fund, estimating that the balance
in the fund was $40,000. Some guidelines for this fund were established including setting the
maximum amount for an applicant for these funds at $15,000.

One loan application was taken out; but not pursued as of the end of the year.

Respectfully submitted,

Jeffrey Ciuffreda
Secretary

Chesterfield Goshen Huntington Middlefield Plainfield Williamsburg

Hampshire Inspection Program
P.O. Box 175 - 422 Main Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012

Paul F. Tacy. Building Commissioner
Phone: (413) 296-0127
Fax: (413) 296-0147

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HAMPSHIRE INSPECTION PROGRAM

Three hundred and forty-five building permits were issued throughout the member towns of the
Hampshire Inspection Program in 2004. Of these, 43 permits were for new homes. The breakdown of
permit activity for the six member towns is as follows:

Town Total permits New homes Total permit fees collected

Chesterfield 78 12 $13,435.51

Goshen 66 7 $ 9,934.36

Huntington 74 6 $ 8,865.71

Middlefield 23 5 $ 6,784.45

Plainfield 25 2 $ 3,023.50

Williamsburg 133 11 $18,016.24

It has been another busy year for construction in our area. Permits were issued for 43 new homes, an
increase of 7 homes over last year. A few large construction projects were also begun in 2004.

As always, zoning duties and administrative responsibilities take up a large share of our time. Also,
during the spring and summer the Town of Worthington used the services of the Hampshire Inspection
Program for a total of seven months. In addition, I regularly fill in for Westhampton when their
Building Inspector is away.

My thanks again to Tara Ussailis, my administrative assistant, for keeping up with the pace and keeping
everything in order.

Our office is located at the Davenport School Building, 422 Main Road in Chesterfield, and is open
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to serve residents of all member towns. Residents may
phone anytime at (413) 296-0127.

Respectfully submitted,

Paul Tacy

Building Commissioner

PERMIT ACTIVITY
JANUARY 1, 2004 - DECEMBER 31. 2004

PERMITS
ISSUED

NEW HOMES

AMOUNT OF
FEES

CHESTERFIELD

$13,435.51

GOSHEN

9,934.36

HUNTINGTON

8,865.71

MIDDLEFIELD

6,784.45

PLAINFIELD

3,023.50

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

The charge of the Capital Planning Committee is to help the town plan for anticipated capital expenditures
and their financing. The Committee has five members, three at large members appointed by the Board of
Selectmen and two representatives of the Finance Committee. The Town Treasurer serves as an ex-
officio member.

The current members are William Sayre, Deborah Jacobson, Kit Smith and Lloyd Warriner, with one
vacancy.

Each year the committee solicits capital expenditure requests for the next fiscal year and anticipated
requests for the next five years from all town departments. (Capital expenditures include all equipment or
projects that cost at least $10,000 and have a useful life of at least five years.) It then compiles and
prioritizes these requests and forwards them to the Finance Committee along with its funding
recommendations.

The Committee forwarded the following capital expenditure and debt service projections for the Town of
Williamsburg to the Finance Committee in April 2004 (see FY 2005 spreadsheet on the next page.)

Respectfully submitted,

William Sayre
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Annual Report of the Conservation Commission

The Board of Conservation Commissioners for the Town of Williamsburg are: Wilbur Loomis-
Chairperson; Tom Hodgkins, Phil Skwira, Rob Stinson, and James Wilson.

During the past year, the Commission approved twenty-three R.D.A.s (Requests for Determination of
Applicability); two N.O.I.s (Notice of Intent); granted two emergency certificates and signed one
certificate of compliance.

Commission members also attended numerous seminars and units designed to further educate the
board in additional ways to protect our wetlands and rivers. A digital camera was purchased by the
commission - a helpful tool on site visits.

The Commission's duty is to protect river- front and wetland areas by making sure all applicants'
intentions are done safely and according to state and federal laws.

The board meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Questions for the commission can be
answered at 268-8416 or by the Town Clerk, Charlene Nardi, during normal business hours.

Respectfully submitted,

James G. Wilson

2004 Annual Report of the Williamsburg Council on Aging

Through the generosity of Pelland Advertising, the Williamsburg Council on Aging now
has a page on the Town web site - www.burgv.org. There is information there about the
services available through the Council on Aging. Also included on the site are links to
Highland Valley Elder Services and the Sunderland Center for Positive Change, which
now has a program that serves elders in the northern Hilltowns.

On November 1st, Joe Roberts began working five hours per week as a Community Guide
through funding provided by Highland Valley Elder Services. Joe also drives the FRTA
van that provides transportation to Hilltown seniors. On December 13th, Williamsburg
resident, Rose Simmons began working 20 hours per week as a Senior Aide. She is an
employee of Highland Valley Elder Services but her placement is here at the Council on
Aging. Rose is providing outreach services to seniors in Williamsburg. During the fall
semester, Lisa Goodhind, a Chesterfield resident, worked here ten hours per week as part
of an internship through Holyoke Community College. All of these new services were
provided at no additional cost to the town of Williamsburg.

Following the recommendation of the Senior Center Feasibility Committee, the Select
Board appointed the Office of Michael Rosenfeld to do the feasibility study for a new
senior center. Martin Kretsch, who designed the addition to the Meekins Library, is the
architect, and will do all the required work needed for the committee to make the best
recommendation for the annual town meeting.

The Council on Aging began accepting advertisements for its newsletter, Mature Matters.
This has worked out well and helped offset the cost of printing and distribution of the
newsletter, supplementing grants from Highland Valley Elder Services and the Executive
Office of Elder Affairs.

The flu vaccine shortage caused a delay in distribution of flu shots to elders. Through a
cooperative effort between the Board of Health, the Williamsburg VNA, and the Council
on Aging a mailing went out to all seniors explaining their options and requesting that
any elder who wanted but had not received a flu shot return a form to the Board of Health
to ensure that shots be given on a priority basis.

This year the Volunteer Recognition Dinner was held in the Anne T. Dunphy School
cafeteria. It was well attended and members of the Council on Aging helped make it a
very successful event. The Dump Ladies, a very fun group from Cummington, provided
entertainment. As always, Fire Department Chief, Don Lawton, provided his services as
master chef at the COA cookouts. Our holiday party was also well attended and Fran
Goebel dressed up as Santa Claus and distributed presents. Another popular event was the
pancake breakfast. The COA also works in conjunction with the Hilltown Consortium of
Councils on Aging to provide social events and trainings on a more regional basis. In
addition to these special events, the COA provides other services such as: transportation,
blood pressure screenings, hearing screenings, tai chi classes, exercise groups, line
dancing, tax preparation assistance, assistance with food stamps and fuels assistance

applications, brown bag, referrals, etc. We welcome seniors to receive services but also to
provide services. COA staff could not possibly meet all the needs of seniors in town.
Without the tremendous assistance of volunteers much of the services would not be
available. And, of course, volunteers can be non-seniors as well. What many people do
not realize is that many of our activities are inter-generational and people of all ages are
welcome. For instance, a member of the Line Dancing class brought a few of her
grandchildren during their summer vacation. The children as well as the adults loved the
class.

The COA holds its monthly meetings the third Wednesday of each month (except
August) at 10 a.m. The meetings are open to the public. Please come join us. We
welcome your input.

^Respectfully submitted,

Mary Wjjeelan
(Executive Director)

Annual report of the Williamsburg Elementary Schools
Advisory boards and committees

Williamsburg School Council (2004) - The school based advisory board to the school. The focus of
this group is the program planning of the school department. Membership included; Alfred J. Venne
Chairperson, Parents Kim Hyslip, Erica Allcroft, and Laurie Cote, Teachers Nancy Mahoney, Maureen
Sheehan School Committee Liaison Diane Bishop.

The Williamsburg School Department's Cultural Arts Committee (CAC): is seeking grant funding
to help further school efforts to effectively integrate the arts into the school curriculum. The CAC
works as an action arm of the school department by researching best practices in the arts that dovetail
with the state curriculum frameworks, the backbone of the local school curriculum. During 2004,
Leslie Charles, Cynthia Poirier, Maria Michel, Luci Brasil, Judy Goldman, Nancy Mahoney, Meg
Laird, Catherine Sands, and Leslie Smith were involved in the work of this group.

Williamsburg School Building Committee re-appointed. (2004) Teachers Alice Walker and Sherrie
Marti, Community members Alan Everett, Jeffrey Gelbard, Donna McGill, John Pohanka, Richard
Childs, and George Childs, Finance Committee Liaison Karen Korowski, Administrative liaisons
Superintendent William G. Erickson and Principal Alfred J. Venne.

Committee membership participated in information gathering related to the creation of a state "School
Building Trust" to be administered by the State Treasure's office. The newly developed trust will
replace the SBAB (School Building Assistance Bureau) administered by the State Department of
Education. The new State trust program will begin accepting applications for school facility
construction projects July 2007.

It is anticipated that the town School Building Committee will become very active in the 1 8 months
prior to the initiation of the new state school building program (January 2006). Last year, the Building
Committee with the completion of an Elementary School Building Feasibility study completed
significant work with the able assistance of the architectural firm of Alderman and MacNeish. The
study and school facility recommendations are in the capable hands of the Board of Selectman and
local school committee for future consideration.

Facilities other: A reserve fund (Pot Hole) grant allowed the school department to complete extensive
work related to the Helen E. James School HVAC heating and ventilation system. Each of the 1 8
individual room univents was equipped with an electronic system that allows for regulation of heat and
fresh air for each classroom of the James School. Initial air quality assessments have shown greatly
enhanced airflow in every classroom. Enhanced airflow generally reduces humidity, carbon dioxide
levels and limits mold/mildew growth.

Program

NAEYC Accreditation: Our Inclusion Preschool & Full Day Kindergarten completed the process of
self-study and professional audit. The programs are now fully accredited by the National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Sherrie Marti and Robin Foley are the lead teachers in
Kindergarten. Nancy Forster and Cheryl Kress served as the support staff to the Kindergarten
Program. Lorrie Childs is the lead teacher in Preschool. Mary Ellen Woods serves as the onsite Speech

Language Pathologist with Donna Mimitz as the full-time support staff member. The 2004 combined
enrollment of the programs was 48 students.

Video Conferencing (Distance Learning): In March of 2004, the Williamsburg Schools became part
of a Distance Learning network. Through a rural utilities grant, the school department purchased and
set up the necessary equipment to participate in video conferencing. During the spring, Mr. Venne
attended several meetings at the Hampshire Educational Collaborative while being on site in the
cafeteria of the Anne T. Dunphy School. The "Salmon Project", an annual integrated science unit
coordinated my Mrs. Long and Mrs. Korpita, became our first curriculum effort to take advantage of
our video conferencing equipment. The 1st and 2" grade classes connected with other schools
involved in the Salmon Project sharing data, stories, videos, slide shows and songs in real time. The
students had an opportunity to ask questions of students from other schools in real time with real faces.

Gardening at the James School: Fertile Ground at Williamsburg's public Helen James School has
received funding to expand its teaching garden programs to involve the entire PreK-3rd grade school.
Parent Catherine Sands with the able assistance of Teacher Sherrie Marti have spearheaded the
initiation of the school based gardening program.

Most recently, the pilot garden was selected from more than 500 kids' gardening programs nationwide
to receive a 2004 Youth Garden Grant from the National Gardening Association, based in South
Burlington VT. The award-winning youth gardening program will receive an assortment of garden
products donated by leading companies. "National Gardening Association is proud to support this
terrific kids' garden," says Joan White, Education Program Director. "This program was selected
because of a demonstrated commitment to actively and creatively engage youth in the gardening
process and to improve the community. In addition, we were able to see from their application that the
garden program will be sustained for years to come."

Fertile Ground at Williamsburg's James School also recently received a grant from the New England
Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF), a small grants program designed to foster local grassroots
environmental initiatives in New England, and to fuel local activism that results in broader community
involvement in projects that address a wide range of environmental issues and opportunities.

Curriculum

Mathematics: The focus of the school staff involved two simultaneous efforts:

First, grade by grade math standards that incorporate a combination of the Massachusetts State
Frameworks and HRSD curriculum development work have been articulated and folded into the
progress report process.

Second, effective formative assessment in mathematics was the focus of professional development
efforts this year. All instructional staff were involved in site based professional development that
looked at assessment related to both addition and subtraction. In addition, several staff members were
involved in a Mathematical thinking graduate level course in 2004. Finally, Investigative Mathematics
is the accepted pedagogical approach to mathematics instruction.

English Language Arts: In 2004, DWA (Developing Writers Assessment), introduced in the fall of
2001, was used by the K- 6 staff to formatively assess student writing in the early fall. Dr. Joetta
Beaver, the researcher and developer of the DWA paid a visit to Williamsburg this past spring. She
took the time to visit the best practices all the classrooms in our school collecting "Real Life"

examples of her program. Joetta also presented an assessment seminar to the schools under the
direction of the HRSD superintendent's office. A team from Williamsburg was invited by Joetta and
Pearson Learning to present the work our schools have done with the DWA at a national
reading/writing conference in the summer of 2004.

Science: Standards based science kits, outcomes of district wide curriculum work were used most
regularly for the first time this year.

Staffing Changes

During 2004, John Heffernan was hired as our Technology Specialist replacing long time and
accomplished educator Andy Stenson. John as the former Hampshire Educational Collaborative
technology specialist and a long time grade 3 teacher in Amherst is a welcomed addition to our staff. It
is impossible to replace Andy yet John will bring a new perspective to the exceptional technology
program established by Mr. Stenson over the past decade. Classroom teacher Jennifer Black has taken
a professional development leave of absence this year. The evolving special education program
necessitated the addition of Sandy Powers formerly with Apple Tree Nursery School, Aaron
Neugenborn formerly with HRHS, and Anne Gelbard a local substitute teacher were added to our
special education support staff this year.

Community & Facility

The PTO has been re-energized by numerous parents. Donna Gingras, PTO President is leading
fundraising efforts that have helped support students through providing curriculum field trips for
classrooms and coordinating afterschool events for families. Events related to the PTO included
Genevieve's Gift sales, Usborne Book Fair, Ice Cream Social, Bake sale on Election Day, Poinsettias -
December, Spaghetti/Lasagna Dinner, Calendar Fundraiser, School Photos Spring/Fall, Campbell's
Soup labels, Boxtops for Education, Big Y Educational Express, Plant & Bake Sale combined with
HRHS, Florence Savings Bank Community Grant Program.

Respectfully Submitted:
Alfred J. Venne, Principal

Annual Report of the Finance Committee

Reserve Fund Transfers

Opening Balance $35,000.00 FY04

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Library - Expense overrun

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Total Transfers

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Ending Balance

Respectfully submitted,

Michael Beattie

Annual Report of the Fire Department

The Fire Department responded to 149 incidents in the year 2004. The types of calls were as follows:

Structure tires

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Rescues or EMS

Motor vehicle accidents

Carbon Monoxide

False alarms

Mutual aid

Water problems

Power lines down

Miscellaneous - which include illegal burns, rubbish fires and assistance for various

non-emergencies.

The number of calls is up in 2004, compared to previous years. With the new computer system the
department received from a state grant, it is much easier to track all of the calls we actually respond to.
In the past, many calls we responded to were not recorded. The computer has made record keeping
much more accurate.

The 2000 Ford Expedition, voted in October 2003, has been completely equipped and lettered. It is a
valuable asset to the department.

Our Engine II has been taken out of service. It is a 1983 GMC pumper. The pump is not dependable
and the tank has been welded many times. At the present time, we have borrowed a tanker from the
Town of Chesterfield. This enables us to carry the water we need to carry for effective fire fighting.
At the Annual Town Meeting in May, the firefighters are hoping the town will support the purchase of
a new truck to replace Engine II.

I would like to thank the people in Williamsburg, Haydenville, and surrounding towns for the
donations we receive. This is truly a positive thing for the Fire Department. We have been able to
purchase many items for the department that we do not have the money in the budget for.

I would like to thank Jason Connell for his computer skills in record keeping and incident reporting to
the state. This incident reporting helps us to receive grants from the state.

At the present time, we have twenty-three firefighters. I would like to thank each and every one of
them for their dedication and service to the town. This town has many small businesses that are owned
by our dedicated firefighters. When the call goes out, the doors to the businesses close and the
firefighters go to work for very little pay to protect our town. This gives our town the daytime
coverage many other towns do not get. This is unique and the town is very lucky to have this.

I would also like to thank the Highway Department for their support. It is nice to have their additional
help and support.

I would like to thank the Fire Department Auxiliary. The Auxiliary has been a great support in the
time of emergency. At emergencies, the Auxiliary supplies food and support for us.

Respectfully submitted,
Donald E. Lawton, Fire Chief

Annual Report of the Foothills Health District

Two thousand four was the last year I will serve as Williamsburg's Health Agent at the Foothills
Health District. As I told the District Board in my resignation letter last fall, "This has been the most
interesting, hardest, dirtiest, most educational, enjoyable job I have ever had." The best part of these
last ten-plus years has been working with the people of Williamsburg and the other three towns. I have
made many friends here, and I look forward to visiting in the future in a "non-official" capacity.

This past years statistics are as follows: perc tests: 31; Title 5 inspections: 20; well permits, 2; septic
system permits, 16; food inspections, 24; housing inspections, 2; complaints investigated,4. The
Health Agent collected $4080.00 for permit and witness fees, which was deposited into the General
Fund.

Jackie Duda has been hired as the District's new Health Agent. I am sure you will find her helpful. I
hope she will enjoy working here as much as I did.

Please feel free to contact her with any public or environmental health questions. Her usual day in
Williamsburg will be Wednesday, as was mine, but she may not always be in the office. She can be
reached at 268-8404, or shorter messages can be left at 665-805 1 .

Respectfully submitted,
Maxim Schmidt, Health Agent

Annual Report of the Board of Health

Maxine Schmidt, Health Agent for the past ten years in Williamsburg as well as Ashfield, Goshen and
Whately - the other towns in the Foothills Health District, has submitted her resignation to allow her to
pursue another career. She will be missed. Fortunately, with her help, we have recruited a
replacement, Jacquelyn Duda, who will become our new Health Agent in 2005.

Infectious disease continued to be a concern of the Board. One rabid animal was reported in 2004.
West Nile virus was detected in birds in Massachusetts, but fortunately, there were no human cases in
the state. In the fall, an acute shortage of influenza vaccine was combined with a run on vaccination
clinics. By the year's end, an adequate supply of vaccine was available, but the demand has faded.

Only one violation of Williamsburg's Tobacco Regulation was observed and a reprimand was issued.

The cost of trucking and disposing of non-recyclable waste continues to increase. It is of concern that
Williamsburg collects and has to dispose of more waste per person than other towns in the Foothills

Resource Management Cooperative. The more each household sorts and recycles, the less we spend.

Respectfully submitted,

Ira Gabrielson
Donna Gibson
Donald Lawton

Annual Report of Highland Ambulance EMS

On July 1, 2004 Highland Ambulance became the primary ambulance service provider
for the towns of Ashfield, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Plainfield and
Williamsburg. This service is provided through agreements to manage the Goshen Fire
Department Ambulance Service and the Town of Ashfield Ambulance Service.
Additional back-up is available through ambulances located in Cummington and
Plainfield. In November Highland submitted an application to the State for an ambulance
service license. When we have obtained this license and Medicare provider approval,
ambulance service will be provided under Highland's name and license.

In July Michael Rock was employed as Service Manager for Highland Ambulance.
He is a paramedic with extensive experience with ambulance companies in the area. In
September Andrew Wickline was hired as a full-time EMT. In addition to the full-time
employees, ambulance staffing is provided by over 30 part- time and on-call EMT's.

During the period July 1 through December 3 1 Highland responded to 188 emergency
calls. These are broken down by Town as follows:

Plainfield 17
Williamsburg 62

Our thanks to all who have supported the successful start-up of this new regional
ambulance service.

Ashfield
Chesterfield
Cummington
Goshen

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Respectfully Submitted,

Highland Ambulance Board of Directors

Ashfield Bill Perlman

Chesterfield Spencer Timm

Cummington James Drawe

Goshen Donald Boisvert

Plainfield Joseph Sabourin

Williamsburg Christopher Smith

At-Large Francis Dresser

At-Large Bernard Forgea

At-Large Douglas Mollison

^\iliamsburg Highway Departs

24 Main Street, (P.O. (Bo^447
'Haydenvtfte, Massachusetts 01039-0447

rekpfione -(413) 268 - 8405

Tojq (413) 268 - 9977

Along with all of the normal yearly maintance, the following construction projects were
done.

Adams Road was shimmed and, along with O'Neil Road, was re sealed with a chip seal
surface.

Drainage improvements around the Town Office area were finished in the spring

The first 1200 ft. of Petticoat Hill Road, at the 143 end, was reclaimed and repaved along
with drainage improvements

A 400ft. section of Old Goshen Road was also reclaimed and drainage improvements
were made, and then repaved

The sewer was extended across the bridge on Rt 9 before old Goshen Road and then run
up Old Goshen Road to Village Hill Road, then out Village Hill to # 46 Village Hill Road

I would like to thank the Highway crew Don Turner, and Ken Taylor, Peter Banister. For
their dedicated service to The Williamsburg Highway Department.

Sincerely
Highway Superintendent
Bill Turner
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HRMC
POBox 630
Williamsburg, Ma. 01096
Phone: (413) 268 - 3845 / ( 413) 323 - 4753
Cell Phone: (413) 687 - 3356
Email: hrmc@crocker.com

Eric Weiss, Administrator

Hilltown Resource Management Cooperative
Annual Report for FY 04'
July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004
To the Town of Williamsburg

The Towns created the HRMC 15 years ago to assist them with the plarining and
management of their innovative waste management and recycling programs and
since 1989 the HRMC has been doing just that. Annually, for your Towns
$8667.84 assessment the HRMC assists your Town with its' recycling and waste
management efforts in the following ways;

1) Helped the Town save $31,709.00 on disposal costs through recycling.

2) Obtained grants and recycling revenue worth $2458.00 for your Town.

3) Assisted local officials with solid waste and recycling budget planning.

4) Helped protect the environment through the recycling.

5) Assisted your Town with the development new recycling programs.

6) Monitored and/ or bid waste hauling and disposal contracts.

7) Monitored the programs and efforts at your Towns transfer station.

8) Advocated on behalf of its member Towns with State legislators.

9) Assisted local officials with DEP/ enforcement related issues.

10) Served on regional boards to assist and represent the Towns.

11) Performed recycling outreach programs in the region and the schools.

12) Provided answers to residents many recycling questions.

The HRMC is a unique regional organization which was created in 1989 by the
towns of Ashfield, Chesterfield, Curnmington, Goshen, Hatfield, Huntington,
Middlefield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Worthington. The
HRMC provides a valuable regional, environmental planning and cost saving
role for the Towns it serves. The HRMC Administrator, Eric Weiss, our one and
only employee, helps all HRMC member Towns with these many tasks. Last year
the HRMC helped the Towns (combined) recycle over 2650 tons of materials,
saving the Towns over $172,250 in direct disposal costs. Budget cost savings,
which are sorely needed by the Towns, during these very difficult fiscal times.

We look forward to continuing to assist your Town during this upcoming year. If
you have any questions about recycling or have a waste disposal problem, please
call us at (413) 268 - 3845 or email us hrmc@crocker.com.

Eric Weiss

Administrator, HRMC
1/31/05

Hilltown Resource

Management Cooperative

Eric Weiss, Administrator

HRMC
POBox 630
Williamsburg, Ma. 01096

Phone: (413) 268 - 3845 / ( 413) 323 - 4753
Cell Phone: (413) 687 - 3356
Email: hrmc@crocker.com

Town of Williamsburg
Annual Disposal and Recycling Summary
For the Time Period (1/1/04 - 12/30/04)
Calendar Year 2004

Mountain Road Transfer Station
Population Served

Solid Waste (Compactor -Tons Disposed)
Solid Waste Disposal Costs (Compactor)
Const & Demo (Open Top) Disposed
Const & Demo (open Top) Costs
MRF Paper&Cardboard Recycling
MRF Bottle & Can Recycling
Compost Diverted
Bulk Metal Recycled
Textiles Recycled
Tires Recycled (246 Tires)
Electronics Recycled (340 pieces)
Paint Recycled (211 gallons)
Household Hazardous Waste
Propane Tanks Recycled (70 tanks)
Total Amount Diverted or Recycled
Total Recycling Savings
*** Last Year Williamsburg's Recycling

2427 people
560.62 tons/year
$ 37,090.62

155.31 tons/year
$15,531.00

198.2 tons/year
81.3 tons/year

92.1 tons/year

61.2 tons/year

15.3 tons/year
1.85 tons/year
3.49 tons/year

0.5275 tons/year
33 households
0.875 tons/year
487.83 tons/year
$31,709.11
Efforts Saved The Town $ 31 ,709.1 1 !

Respectfully Submitted
Eric Weiss

Administrator, HRMC
274/2005

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG

Office of the
Historical Commission

Haydenville, MA 01039-0447

Annual Report
2004

Historical Commission

The Historical Commission, pursuant to the recommendations of the Williamsburg Records Advisory
Board and under the direction of the Town Clerk have continued in an effort to make early records of
the Town more accessible to the public, copying and indexing in Saturday morning workshops.
Personal Property Mortgages have been indexed from 1821 to 1901. Book I of Town meetings has
been copied and indexed. Vital records through 1 943 have been copied. An index of references to
roads and public land in Town Reports is a work in progress.

Genealogical information has been compiled on many of the early families in town, with copious
reference to individuals' place of habitation and activities. This information can be made available on
request.

In the Shadow of the Dam by Elizabeth M. Sharpe of Amherst, was published by Simon & Schuster
Free Press in May, a comprehensive, historically accurate non-fiction, about the Williamsburg
industrial disaster of 1 874 and life in those times to which effort the Commission has made some
contributions.

Respectfully,

Ralmon Jon Black, Chairman

Annual Report of the Williamsburg Libraries

Library Statistics and Services 2004. In the first year since the Meekins reopened in August of 2003,
the patrons of the Williamsburg libraries borrowed an outstanding total of 60,486 books, periodicals,
audios, videos, and other materials from the libraries. During this year, our library lent 3,190 items to
other libraries and borrowed 4, 1 75 items from other libraries through the statewide inter-library loan
system. After the Meekins re-opened, the Haydenville Library reopened in February of 2004 for one
afternoon a week and added one evening a week in July of 2004. The Haydenville Library is staffed
by a wonderful group of volunteers, overseen by Maureen Mathers and trained by Bobbin Young.
This past summer, 226 young readers signed up for the Summer Reading Program.

Hawks Hayden Community Room. The community room of the Meekins Library hosted many art
exhibits and events during this past year. It opened with an exhibit of photographs by Neil Hammer.
Other art exhibits included digital paintings by Peter Kitchell, paintings by Ben Hotchlass, paintings
by Greta Carey, and Vessels fashioned out of antique silks and vessels by Miriam Kaye. Many groups
use the Hawks Hayden Community Room for their meetings on a regular basis. Some of these groups
include the Lion's Club, The Friends of the Library, the Hilltown CDC- First Time Home Buyers
Program, Girl Scouts, and other groups. The room was used for the Harry Potter Club, musical
performances, poetry readings and performances, play readings, and author readings. Eric Weber
hosted a well-attended slide show and talk about the Mill River Flood. The Western Mass Library
Club and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners held meetings there,

Long Range Planning- This summer the library began a new long range plan. The Williamsburg
Libraries are required to submit a five to ten year long range plan to the State Board of Library
Commissioners. This past summer, a twelve person Library Community Advisory Group started the
process by meeting with and seeking advice from focus groups of townspeople and by sending out a
library questionnaire to all residents and community members. The report will be completed and
submitted to the state in FY 2005.

I would like to thank all for the generous support of the Williamsburg Libraries: all of our
indefatigable volunteers who keep the libraries running smoothly, our volunteers who help with
cleaning and maintenance, our landscapers and lawn-mowers, all of our generous benefactors, the
Friends of the Library, and, especially, our staff who add their personal touch along with their extra
and extraordinary time to make the Williamsburg Libraries a very special place. Without their extra
effort, our library would only be a place to borrow books. Thank you all.

Respectfully submitted,

Anne Haxo, Chair

Sue Froehlich, Treasurer

Jim Locke, Building Committee Liaison

Pat Billingsley, Chris Loring, Mary Gabrielson

Williamsburg Board of Library Trustees

Lisa Wenner, Library Director

Annual Report of the Planning Board

The Planning Board met twenty-one times in 2004. Meetings are scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on the first
and third Mondays of each month, with the exception of holidays. Meetings are held in the Town
Office building on the second floor.

There were ten applications for sub-division approval not required (A.N.R.) which were all approved.

Three joint public hearings with the Shade Tree Committee, serving as the Tree Warden, were held to
determine the removal of public shade trees.

An application for site plan review was submitted for the City of Northampton to construct a water
treatment facility at an alternate site on Mountain Street. The Planning Board participated in a joint
public hearing, then submitted a decision that the application complied with Site Plan Review criteria,
with the exception that the plan exceeds the maximum footprint allowed by the By-law. Also several
conditions which were presented at the hearing were reiterated in the decision.

There were two public hearings to amend the By-law. One re-zone a portion of South Main Street and
to amend the "sign" By-law and another to amend the "Water Supply Protection Overlay District".

The Planning Board reviewed a Comprehensive Permit application for a proposal to build affordable
housing by the Hilltown Community Development Corporation. The process is ongoing.

During 2004, a parcel of land, owned by the Commonwealth, on Depot Road was suddenly offered for
sale at auction. The Planning Board acted to delay the sale to insure that the Town's best interest
would be represented; however the delay was unsuccessful.

Sally Loomis resigned from the Planning Board to pursue an adventure with her family. Sally was a
valued member of the Planning Board, and worked hard on the Community Development Planning
Committee and the Open Space Committee. We will miss Sally and wish her well.

Respectfully submitted,

Roger Bisbee, Chairman
Neal Anderson, Clerk
James Lawrence
Sally Loomis (resigned)
Martin Mahoney
Timothy McQueston
Peter Pelland

Annual Report of the Police Department

This past year has been another year of growth and change for the Williamsburg Police Department.
With your continued support, the police department has been able to provide necessary street patrols,
call responses, and work progressively toward our community policing goals. Our work together in
recent years continues to pay off with a lower crime rate, the number of speeding complaints
decreasing and serious vehicle crashes being reduced.

The police department conducted another all-resident Public Safety Survey in the spring of 2004. We
received tremendous cooperation from the survey, with over a 30% response rate. Not surprisingly,
the results indicate that the #1 concern of residents continues to be traffic violators - speeding vehicles
on Route 9 and especially our own side streets. The comments received - both good and bad - will be
used to improve our services and steer our efforts in the coming years. The complete 2004 Public
Safety Survey results are posted on our home page at: police.williamsburg.ma.us

A significant increase in juvenile arrests was seen in 2004. Our officers have spent many hours
working closely with the families of these youth, Hampshire Juvenile Court, and juvenile probation
officers to modify their behavior and help guide them in the right direction for the future.

Several lengthy and time-consuming felony investigations were conducted again last year. One case of
note involved the seizure of stolen equipment worth thousands of dollars following a routine vehicle
stop for minor traffic violations. The primary offender, a man from Holyoke, had a lengthy felony
record which included a long history of stolen property offenses, drug and other crimes. We have built
a strong case and he is currently awaiting trial in Hampshire Superior Court. He is presently serving a
sentence in a Connecticut prison for another unrelated matter. An accomplice in this case was
convicted of the crime of Accessory After the Fact in October, following a 3 -day trial in Hampshire
Superior Court. He was sentenced to 2 years probation for his actions in attempting to cover up the
crime.

Three Williamsburg businesses were the victims of felony larceny in 2004. These crimes were
investigated by Williamsburg police officers and all resulted in apprehension and conviction of the

offenders.

Personnel

Officer Peter Scoble continues to do a professional job of providing services to our residents and
visitors. He is a consistent, driven employee who has demonstrated he is dedicated to maintaining a
safe community. As the only full-time employee, Peter must complete a multitude of tasks on any
given day; but has always been willing to perform at whatever level is asked of him.

Our part-time officers continue to do excellent work filling in the ranks by faithfully working their
weekly shifts, completing nightly on-call duties, attending required trainings and appearing in court.
With limited funding to patrol during the evening and weekend hours, these officers often respond to
calls-in-progress while off-duty. They are a group of dedicated, highly trained professionals and I
believe that we are fortunate to have such a team.

With regret, the police department accepted the resignation of two of our officers this past year.
Officer Victor Caputo and Officer William Chapman have both moved on to full-time positions in
other local police departments. We wish them both luck and thank them for their service. Officer

Tyler Moore and Officer Nathan Fisher were chosen in December to fill these vacant positions. It is
expected that both will complete their in-housing training program in March '05 and will become
active members of our department and community.

Part-time administrative assistant Ms. Karen Karowski has been the person who keeps the office
working and organized for the officers. She has the difficult task of completing administrative duties
for all of the officers daily. Karen has strong administrative skills that are called upon frequently when
the department must complete timely reports, balance the budget or file state and federal documents.

Training

We continue to provide the finest and most current training available to law enforcement in
Massachusetts. The following is a partial list of training courses successfully completed by
Williamsburg police officers this past year: Patrol Officer In-Service - 3 day, Criminal
Law/Constitutional Law Update, Courtroom Testimony, RAVE and Prescription Drug Training,
Investigating Abuse of Elders and Persons with Disabilities, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing,
Death Investigation, Infrared and Preliminary Breath Test Certification, Crime Scene Management,
Internet Crime Investigation, Firearms Qualification, Training, Recording Interviews and
Interrogations.

2004 Year End Statistics

• Number of calls handled (all types, excluding motor vehicle stops) 745

• * Adult arrest 107

• Juvenile arrest 1 3

• Motor vehicle accident responses 40

• Motor vehicle citations issued 736
(civil and criminal - some with multiple violations)

• Citizen complaints 1

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following officers for the consistent, professional
work that they do every day to keep our community safe for our families, friends and visitors - Sgt.
William Graham (12 yrs.), Officer Raymond Vandoloski (12 yrs.), Officer David Martin (8 yrs.), Cpl.
Peter Scoble (7 yrs.), Officer David West (4 yrs.), Officer Ronald Waskiewicz (1 yr.)

Respectfully submitted,

Chief Patrick T. Archbald (13 yrs.)

* Note 52 of these were criminal complaints, not actual body arrests.

The Williamsburg Recreation Commission

Williamsburg Town Offices
141 Main Street
Haydenville, MA 01039

Annual Report

The past year has been productive for the Recreation Committee. Our Youth teams have
settled into their leagues. Soccer continues to be played in the Northampton Youth Soccer
Association. Baseball will start a second season in the Bryant League and basketball is
winding down a second season in the newly formed Hilltown Basketball League.
Members of the Committee are active participants in the organization of these leagues
and we feel they offer our youth athletes' high quality outlets to develop skill and focus
on enjoyment.

This past year the committee has taken on the improvement of the Ellen Ames ball field.
Thanks to many community members we have been able to reseed the field with an eye
to improving the playing surface and drainage. Special thanks go to Hiroshi Akimoto of
Beaver Brook Golf Course who consulted with us and seeded the field as well as to Bill
Turner and our Town Highway Department that leveled and spread the new soil. Tom
Fenton donated the trucking of the soil and the Brass works re-use committee funded a
substantial portion of the project.

Summer Camp season will soon be here. While we wished Carl and Pam an excellent
adventure at the end of last year we are excited that they will be back this year to share
their adventure with our campers. Many thanks as always to Linda Salguero who
continues to organize this wonderful Town program.

The Committee is always open to ideas and help from community members to expand
our programming. Please consider coming to a meeting or speaking with any one of us.

In closing we wish to thank all of the many volunteer coaches, organizers, officials and
participants that make our programs successful.

Sincerely,

Gary Benoit
Dennis Bishop
Al Golash
Duncan Laird
John O' Sullivan

Gary Benoit

Recreation Committee Members 2005
Dennis Bishop Al Golash Duncan Laird

John O' Sullivan

Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen

As in recent years, the budget has been the biggest challenge for the Board of Selectmen. With our
state revenue being level funded for the most part, Williamsburg residents' taxes have risen drastically
over the last several years as we have been forced to use local revenue to balance our budget. The
burden of recent overrides has taken its toll on our property taxes as well. For our part, the Selectmen
have held the line on the budgets under our control. We have level funded our discretionary spending
for several years now, with the only spending increases coming from annual 2 V2V0 pay increases for
town employees and increases in insurance and utility costs.

On the public safety front, the town has a new ambulance service that started on July 1 , 2004. The
Highland Ambulance took over from the Goshen Ambulance on that date and has proven itself to be a
great improvement, in both patient care and response time. The Goshen Ambulance had relied on an
ever shrinking pool of volunteers and response times had started to suffer. The Highland Ambulance
uses a combination of full-time staff and on call EMTs to better improve their response to the towns
that it serves. We have seen over the last nine or ten months that this is working. The organization is
new and they have hit the ground running and are making improvements on a daily basis. Supplanting
the Highland Ambulance, the Selectmen still have the AMR Ambulances from Northampton come up
when Highland is tied up. In addition to AMR, we have signed an agreement with the new
Northampton Fire Department Ambulance to provide additional back-up when needed. We feel that
we are fortunate to have this much quality care for our residents literally minutes away any time of the
day or night. We would like to salute the Dresser family and all of the folks who have volunteered for
the Goshen Ambulance for so many years.

Back in 2001, town meeting voted to have the Select Board appoint a committee to investigate whether
the town needed to have a town administrator. This year, the Town Administrator Feasibility
Committee completed their mission and presented their final report to the Board of Selectmen. They
unanimously agreed that, among other things, Williamsburg needs to have a town administrator to
assist the Board of Selectmen. Although Select Board members were originally resistant to the idea, a
majority of the Board now believes that it is time to make the change. The workload has increased
drastically over the last several years and it is a lot for three part-time members to keep up with. There
is too much time spent dealing with small tasks and it cuts into the time that could be spent making and
implementing policy changes that would be beneficial to our town. As committee member Jeff
Ciuffreda said, there was probably a need for this position when he was still Selectman six or eight
years ago. On that basis, we have appointed Jeff Ciuffreda, Bill Sayre and Katharine Baker to a Town
Administrator Committee. Their task will be to design a job description and help the Select Board
implement the findings of the Feasibility Committee's report.

The Board of Selectmen met in 2004 with the Water and Sewer Commission members and
representatives of the City of Northampton regarding their new water treatment plant on Mountain
Street in Haydenville. The city offered to let Williamsburg have emergency access to their water in the
event that something happens to our water system that makes our water unsafe. Until this agreement
was made, we really had no back up in the event of some unforeseen problem with our water supply.
Williamsburg and Northampton have had a good neighborly relationship for over 200 years and we
both feel that, in this difficult financial climate, cooperative efforts between us can serve to benefit all
of us whether it is with mutual aid on our Fire and Police Departments or sharing water.

The Select Board has appointed a committee to study what the future needs of our senior center may
be, especially regarding whether we can have a better senior center with more space and accessibility.
This is just in the feasibility stages now; we will keep you posted as more details emerge.

In late March of 2005, the Board of Selectmen appointed a Cable Advisory Committee whose charge it
will be to negotiate a new contract with Comcast, our cable service provider. This process will take
almost two years to complete, so if you have any concerns or requests, don't hesitate to attend one of
their meetings and make your feelings known.

And lastly, the Board of Selectmen spent over five months in late 2004 and early 2005 dealing with an
incident in which the Police Department arrested a citizen in town for having an expired driver's
license. Many residents of Williamsburg expressed concern over this incident, as did members of the
Select Board. Police Chief Archibald conducted an investigation of this incident and found it to be
legal and, in his opinion, a matter of officer discretion. While the arrest may be technically legal, the
Board of Selectmen didn't think it was appropriate to use the harshest means under the law to deal with
this particular offense under these circumstances. After looking into the matter on his own time, Clerk
Chris Morris found that this citizen's history had been repeatedly run by the police department (7 times
over 14 months) for no valid reason. We found that to be unacceptable. To make sure that this type of
thing doesn't happen again, the Board is making some operational as well as structural changes to the
police department. First, we will be looking at all arrest reports once a month for the prior month and,
weekly, we will be looking at the officers' daily logs. The purpose of this is to assure that the Board of
Selectmen, who are also the Police Commissioners, are aware of the daily activities of our officers.
We have also proposed consolidating three salaried positions at the police department and hiring a full
time chief. The general trend in a lot of the surrounding towns is toward having a full time police
chief. We have done research in towns, both smaller and larger than Williamsburg, that have full time
chiefs. We have found that those communities that have them are very satisfied with this model. It
has become apparent that it is not possible for a part-time chief to adequately oversee a busy
department. A full time chief will be the primary patrol person and will therefore be the main person
conducting investigations and overseeing day to day operations. This way, the Chief will be the "hub
of the wheel" at the police department. We expect that the full time chief and the officer in the 20 hour
per week position will be the core of our department and we, as always, will rely on our excellent part-
time officers to round out the schedule. It is our feeling that this best serves our town and the new
mission statement that we have adopted for our police department - "to protect and serve the
inhabitants of Williamsburg in a professional and courteous manner consistent with the traditions and
values of this small town community".

This past November, we said goodbye to our friend Dick Childs. Dick served our town for over forty
years in various capacities, including three terms on the Board of Selectmen, and was the recipient of
our town report dedication last year. Legend has it that Dick was at every town meeting for almost
fifty years. His love for this town and his presence will be missed by all who knew him.

I would also like to thank outgoing Select Board member Chris Morris for his six years of service on
the Board of Selectmen. Chris has always gone above and beyond the call of duty and has put in
untold hours working on different projects or doing research so that he is prepared for whatever comes
up. His diplomacy and vision have served not only the Select Board well, but the town as a whole.
Sergeant Haskell and I salute you and grant you an honorable discharge from duty!

As usual, I would like to thank all of the people who work for the Town of Williamsburg, whether our
excellent paid employees or the people who volunteer their time on a town board or committee. It is
with the efforts of us all that this town remains the special place it is to live in.

Respectfully submitted,
Eric P. Cerreta, Chairman

Annual Report of the Oliver Smith Will Charities

During the past year, sixteen tradespersons were enrolled. Loans of $600 each were made to twenty-
five apprentices; the notes of twenty-five tradespersons have been surrendered and the benefit of $600
granted to each. One student nurse has enrolled under the Nurses' Program; four nurses who earned
their degree have received the nurse's gift of $600. Twenty-four tradespersons and five nurses
received an additional distribution of $700 each. Fifty-five widows have been paid a total of
$19,625.00 and twenty-six brides have received the marriage gift of $100 each. The total sum
disbursed as gifts to beneficiaries was $70,464 which includes $1 1,139 that was paid to the City of
Northampton for the account of Smith's Agricultural School, being the net income from the permanent
fund established for the school. Additionally, $14,280 was placed in the Reserved for Beneficiaries
account.

Since provision of the will went into effect, the beneficiaries of the nine communities have been paid:

* Tradespersons
**Nurses

Widows
***Brides

Smith's Agricultural School

Annuities

Taxes

$2,748,800
777,133
1,646,706
1,487,400
1,421,297

35,374
613,717

Total Payments

$8,730,427

* Originally designated in the Will as Indigent Boys
**Originally designated in the Will as Indigent Female Children
***Originally designated in the Will as Indigent Young Women

Respectfully submitted,

Lynda Smith

Elector Under the Oliver Smith Will

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - 2004

During 2004 school district employees provided quality instructional programs for children and youth and maintained
positive, safe and supportive learning environments in the schools. Following are some of the many significant
accomplishments and steps taken at each school to help students leam, and to meet the challenges inherent in a climate
of accountability.

Students at New Hingham Elementary School met Academic Yearly Progress standards once again this year. Diagnostic
assessment results from an instrument called Degrees of Reading Power proved very helpful for teachers in planning for
reading instruction for students as they move on to the next grade. An analysis of other scores indicates the need to
develop improved teaching strategies to improve math performance, especially in grade six.

The school provides Conflict Resolution instruction for all students and supports a Peer Mediation program in grades five
and six. Each month a different grade is featured at a "Community Celebration," where students perform and share their
athletic, artistic and literary talents with the entire school.

Long-time first grade teacher Nancy Hendry was a recipient of the Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award. Faculty
members participated in a mathematics inservice program in the summer, and used several half days during the year to
adapt use of a new textbook series. Third graders were visited by a teacher from the Deerfield Museum, who helped them
better understand life in the 1600's and events in the Massachusetts Bay colonies.

With support of other teachers and staff Heidi Renauld directed students in a very successful musical production called
Clean Up Kids. Using PTO and Arts to Zebras grant funds, the school hosted visiting artist and musician Nick Kachulis, who
worked closely with children on Art of Storytelling, and in June, students participated in a Storyteller's Convention. A
group of Hip Hop Dancers visited New Hingham, as did Food Play, a humorous program urging healthy eating and exercise
habits.

School nurse Trail Dalton retired during 2004, as did Michael Korpita, who traveled about teaching physical education to
elementary students in Williamsburg, Westhampton, Goshen and Chesterfield for more than 30 years.

One popular piece of equipment installed with the new school in 1998 is a full-size climbing gym. Plans are now underway
to add a more developmentally appropriate and safer early childhood playground apparatus for preschool students.

Eight teachers retired at Hampshire Regional High School during 2004, adding their names to a roster of two dozen other
long-time professional and support staff who have retired over the past few years.

Retirees were English teachers Caryl Finn and Holly Hargraves, science teachers Rick Tufts and Chuck Horn, special
education teacher Margie Howell, business teacher Ralph Strycharz, speech and language teacher Joanne O'Leary, and
computer coordinator Jim McClaf lin.

Residents in all five towns solidly approved the 2004-05 budget at Annual Town Meetings. The new budget added four
teaching positions that had been lost due to previous budget cuts. With these positions restored, every student at
Hampshire Regional now has the opportunity to take at least six classes in a seven period day, and many students opt to
take a full load of seven classes.

The school is working to prepare for a visiting committee from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
(NEASC). Every ten years member schools need to be reaccredited. Hampshire's accreditation is up for review in 2006.
During this Self Study year, school personnel, students, and community members are preparing reports on the NEASC
standards. Eventually these reports will be approved by faculty and shared with the visiting team. The visiting
committee will use the reports and other evidence they gather over their four day visit next March to determine how well
Hampshire Regional is meeting the accreditation standards. Though an arduous task, this accreditation work will help
everyone in the school community improve the quality of our educational program.

Hampshire science teacher Todd Bryant was honored as one of the three 2004 Pioneer Valley Teachers of Excellence from
our districts. The School Council conducted a phone survey in the spring with over one hundred parents, and the results of
that survey are available on the HRHS web site. Information gleaned from the survey, along with the NEASC standards
and work from the two "Breaking Ranks" documents produced by the National Association of Secondary School Principals,
will be used by the Future Directions Committee to outline a five-year plan for our school. This spring the committee will
share their ideas with members of our school community.

The yearly theme at Westhampton Elementary School is communication, and the staff has been integrating this theme in
all aspects of the curriculum. Special education teacher Andria Wolf was honored as a Pioneer Valley Teacher of
Excellence. Veteran teacher Priscilla "Pat" Miller retired in August after more than 35 years of service to Westhampton
children. Fortunately, Pat stays in close contact with Principals and teachers in the district as part of her new
responsibilities in the Center for Teacher Education and Research at Westfield State College.

Teaching responsibilities in the upper grades have been realigned so that Helene Pajak teaches science to fifth and sixth
graders and Jenny Finnie teaching writing to both grades. Long-time teacher Charlotte Wood continues to teach library
skills and enhance the literacy program for students in grades K to 2.

Two Westhampton staff members are presently participating in a "lenses on learning math" course, and several teachers
are working to incorporate use of the D.W.A (Developmental Writing Assessment) and other similar instruments into their
instructional practice. Fourth graders built a sundial as part of their exploration of solar energy, and a popular new course
option for students the after-school program is Spanish. Once again nurse Lynn Sherry voluntarily conducted a babysitter
certification program, the cost of which was supported with a generous donation from the Westhampton P.T.O.

Following a successful family breakfast in Bridget King's third grade class, other grades plan to host such events
throughout the year. Mark Sheppard, drummer/storyteller will be demonstrating different types of communication when
he performs at W.E.S. in January.

Students are working Along with Parent and staff volunteers to produce a school newspaper. The first edition was
completed in December with the next edition planned for the spring. This theme will cumulate with a community night in
the spring. A safer and more age-appropriate playground apparatus for preschool students has been installed at the
Westhampton School.

In the area of early childhood, a safer and more age-appropriate playground apparatus has been installed for preschool
students. Teachers from the four elementary districts took part in a Department of Education-sponsored workshop
examining Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences and Early Childhood Program Standards for three and four-year-
olds. Derived directly from the Massachusetts Frameworks, the Guidelines help inform developmental^ appropriate
instruction and assessment in early childhood programs.

Dr. Julie Culhane, a contributor to these publications, is also an approved presenter for disseminating this information to
schools and districts statewide. These standards must be met by 2010 in every program that receives Community
partnerships for Children funds.

Leadership changed at the William E. Norris School in Southampton over the summer when Principal Denise Gould left
to take a challenging position in Connecticut. New principal William Collins has worked to sustain many positive changes
resulting from Ms. Gould's five-years with the district. Two long-time teachers at the Norris School also retired during
2004. Karen Wheelock retired as a special educator, and Marilyn Gawle retired after 38-year elementary teaching
career.

Principal Collins and the staff are reviewing the school's curricula to improve continuity between, grades at the school and
between Norris and the other elementary schools that send students to Hampshire Regional. This will provide a smoother
transition for sixth graders as they move on to grade seven. The first major area to be re-examined is mathematics.

Finances are a major concern in Southampton, and the 2004-05 budget reduction had a major impact on the school
community. Three and a half teaching positions were eliminated, this in addition to losses in previous years of a
technology teacher and school librarian. Student-teacher ratios are less favorable, resulting in a decrease of
individualized attention, which is a proven key to student success. While most people see elementary schools as a place
to invest in the future, for a number of years Southampton has been in the lowest tier of municipalities in terms of per
pupil spending, and among 351 cities and towns in 1999 it was last.

There are also concerns about proper maintenance and protection of the condition of the Norris School building. In 1995
the town invested $7.5M in an addition and expansion, but this investment that should be protected with adequate
maintenance services.

Principal Collins reports many examples of funding from outside sources:

■ The Western Massachusetts Electric Company will fund more than $25,000 in gymnasium and cafetorium lighting and
electrical upgrades through its municipal efficiency program.

■ BAE Systems, a leading defense contractor, donated 15 reconditioned computers for a new mini-computer lab in the
library, and for use in replacing broken down classroom units.

■ The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) has been reintroduced thanks to a grant written by the
Southampton Police Department. This program educates children about the dangers of illegal drugs and builds a
wonderful rapport between the students and officer William Massey, the program's instructor.

■ School Committee member David Giles was instrumental in the school's receipt ob $500 from the CVS store chain for
use in purchasing an in-focus type projector.

■ A "REAP" grant from the Small Rural School Achievement Program provided $41,218 for the school to purchase (a) a
computer-on-wheels mobile technology lab with laptops, a computer projector and a wireless connection to a server,
(b) 25 new classroom computers for teacher use; and (c) five office computers. Laptops will allow students a secure

link to schoolwork from any remote site on the Internet. The 30 new computers replace very outdated equipment,
some purchased in 1995.

■ Part of the $6,765 received from a Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities grant will be used to fund
"PeaceBuilders," a program that fosters a positive school climate and reinforces appropriate social behaviors.

■ The Norris Parent -Teacher Organization raised funds to support the cost of reopening the library part-time. Other
funds appropriated at the Special Town Meeting held following the 2004 override defeat paid for the other half of the

library position, making it full-time once again.

These donations and grant funds are very much appreciated, however they can only supplement the school's educational
program for certain targeted purposes and should not be seen as a substitute for a healthy elementary school budget
supported by the town.

In the Williamsburg schools the year 2004 was a very busy and active one for everyone in the school community. The
focus of professional development efforts this year has been a review and alignment of the mathematics curriculum,
where Investigative Mathematics (IMS) is the accepted approach to instruction. Grade by grade math standards have been
identified and are now referenced in a new progress report format. Also, several staff members were involved in a
graduate level course in mathematical thinking.

Dr. Joetta Beaver, a researcher and developer of the Developing Writers Assessment presented a seminar in Williamsburg
for teachers at a five-district workshop. Teachers Patricia Maynard and Lisa Peloquin were invited to give a presentation
on how Williamsburg implements the Developmental Writing Assessment at a national reading and writing conference in
New Jersey the summer of 2004.

The Williamsburg schools thrive on community involvement of many advisory boards and committees:
• The School Council plans the school's program.

■ The PTO raises funds for curriculum field trips and coordinates after-school events for families.

■ The Cultural Arts Committee seeks grant funding to better integrate arts into the school curriculum. Leslie Charles,
Cynthia Poirier, Maria Michel, Luci Brasil, Judy Goldman, Nancy Mahoney, Meg Laird, Catherine Sands, and Leslie
Smith are on the CAC.

■ The nine Williamsburg School Building Committee members were re-appointed in 2004. This group will closely watch
a new "School Building Trust" administered by the State Treasurer's office that replaces the School Building
Assistance Bureau. The new program will begin accepting applications for school facility construction projects in July
2007.

The Williamsburg Inclusion Preschool and Full Day Kindergarten programs are now fully accredited by the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). We thank teachers Sherrie Marti and Robin Foley, Lorrie Childs
and Mary Ellen Woods, and Donna Mimitz a full-time support staff member. The combined enrollment of these programs
is 48 students.

Thanks to a rural utilities grant the school department purchased video conferencing equipment and Williamsburg is now
part of Distance Learning Network that can transmit and receive programs from other schools. Technology teacher Andy
Stenson resigned to take a position in another school. We thank Andy for his contribution to developing a quality
computer and instructional support program in the schools over the past eight years.

Coordinated by M.J. Long and Johanna Korpita, an annual integrated "Salmon Project" was the first curriculum shared
on this conferencing equipment. First and second graders shared data, stories, videos, slides and songs with students in
other schools--in real time, and on a face-to-face basis.

The Fertile Ground gardening project at the Helen James School received funds to expand its programs from Pre-K
through grade 3. Parent Catherine Sands and teacher Sherrie Marti spearheaded this school-based gardening program,
which received a 2004 Youth Garden Grant from the National Gardening Association of South Burlington, Vermont, and a
grant from the New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF), whose goal is to foster grassroots environmental
initiatives that fuel local activism for broader community involvement in projects addressing a wide range of
environmental issues.

Thanks to a foundation reserve "pothole" grant, extensive work was completed on the Helen E. James School heating and
ventilation system. Unit ventilators in all 18 rooms were equipped with a new electronic system that allows for regulation
of heat and fresh air. Initial air quality assessments have shown greatly enhanced airflow, reduced humidity and carbon
dioxide levels, and limited growth of mold and mildew.

Respectfully submitted,

William G. Erickson, Superintendent

2004 SCHOOL REPORT FOR HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL DISTRICT

Resident student enrollment, by town, as of October 1 , 2004:

Grade

Chesterfield

Goshen

Southamoton

Westhamnton

WilHamsburo

TV 1 I 1 1 CJ 1 1 1 jUUI g

Totals

139

146

112

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128

106

Choice out

Charter out

Totals

449

124

149

846

Assessment percentages, by town:
2000-01

Chesterfield 11.580
Goshen 7.259
Southampton 50.182
Westhampton 14.033
Williamsburg 16.946

2001-02
11.439
7.372
49.679
14.031
17.479

2002-03
10.676
7.141
49.941
14.329
17.912

2003-04
10.191
6.605
50.035
14.862
18.306

2004-05
9.622
6.052
50.591
15.083
18.652

2005-06
9.102
5.697
51.277
15.106
18.818

Personnel employed by the Hampshire Regional District during 2004:

Stephen Armstrong
Amy Cyr

Anna Heidenreich
Kate Rammacher
Linda Thouin-Quinn

Kate Bousquet
Laura Facteau
Tara Kisiel
Kip Regnier
Lucia Wolfe

Lisa Brusco
Kim Florek
Linda Mondschein
Cynthia Streker

Mary Chapin
Charles Giles
Nancy Parlakulas
William Sullivan

Martin Cole
Marie Hart
Rebecca Phelps
Thomas Smith

Personnel who left the employ of the Hampshire Regional District in 2004:

Carl Borowski Mary Chapin Dan Demarey Eric Ehle Caryl Finn

Marion Groves Euthecia Hancewicz Holly Hargraves Charles Horn Margery Howell

James McClaflin Joanne O'Leary Cheryl Quigley Dena Roy Ralph Strycharz
Dorothy Thome-Thomsen Richard Tufts

Based on combined preschool, special education, vocational school and regular day student enrollment as of October 1.

five cooperating school districts share in the cost of employing the Superintendent and central office staff.

Percent share, by District
Chesterfield-Goshen Regional, PK-6
Southampton, PK-6
Westhampton, PK-6
Williamsburg, PK-6
Hampshire Regional, 7-12

2000-01
10.5
29.5
8.7
12.5
38.5

2001-02
11.3
29.9
8.9
12.3
38.4

2002-03
11.2
29.1
8.3
13.1
38.4

2003-04
11.3
30.6
9.0
11.4
37.7

2004-05
11.4
29.3
9.3
11.7
38.3

2004 SCHOOL REPORT FOR WILLIAMSBURG

October 1 enrollment of Williamsburg students in local schools:

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

Prp<irhnnl

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

TOTAL

204

192

193

164

160

October 1 enrollment of Williamsburg students in other elementary grade settings:

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

Charter schools

Schools of choice

Home-schooled

Private schools (est.)

October 1 enrollment of Williamsburg students in secondary schools:

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

Hampshire, charter and choice-out

137

143

163

169

149

Vocational schools

Private schools (est.)

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

Total school-age students, PK-12

425

396

421

399

359

Personnel employed bv the Williamsburg School Department in 2004:

Gary Fehling
Michael O'Connell

Anne Gelbard
Sandra Powers

John Heffernan

Personnel who left the employ of the Williamsburg School Department in 2004:
Gary Fehling Michael Korpita Andy Stenson

Aaron Neugeboren

Carl Warner

Town Collector's Report
For the Other Monies Received During FY2004

Sewer Application Fees

$ 38,840.00

Board of Appeals

1,252.50

Brassworks Loan Payments

17,705.00

Building Inspector

18,430.57

Conservation Commission

0.00

Electrical Inspector

4,605.00

Fire Tnsnections

1 850 00

Gas Inspector

880.00

Board of Health

49,814.00

Planning Board

1,175.00

Plumbing Inspector

2,632.00

Parking Clerk

210.00

Selectmen's Miscellaneous

9,450.00

Total

$146,844.07

BALANCE

120,711.481

28,559.871

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1,190.18

414.97

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59741.13

4402.1

4,869.39

1,236.58

47,858.51

1,119.71

119,227.42!

ABATEMENTS

51134.32

334.57

491.13

3,799.94

1,400.61

216.48

6,242.73|

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REFUNDS

2054.28

1796.84

1185.14!

98.13

1461.05

59.00

4,600.16

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3,235.69

1,332.90

1,857.08

1,064.17

573.13

504.27

408.12

6,336.80

131,070.81

64,065.59

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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE 1995

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WATER CHARGES

SEWER CHARGES

Annual Report of the Tree Committee/Tree Warden

The Tree Committee serves as Tree Warden for the Town, with jurisdiction specified under
Massachusetts law (M.G.L. Ch. 87 and Ch. 40) over trees in the public right-of-way. The town owns
50'6" across most town roads. A stone wall usually marks the boundary between town and private
land. We are continuing to inform and educate people about the tree laws. In 2004, we had a chance
to communicate with a number of residents about private pruning or removal of public trees.
According to state law, only the Tree Warden may cut, prune or remove any town tree greater than
1 /4" in diameter.

There is presently no certified arborist on our Board, but we have been fortunate in securing the
assistance of three excellent ongoing technical advisors: Ed Cotton, Mass. Certified Arborist, owner of
Cotton Tree Service, and expert in the care of older trees; Norman Taft, retired Mass. Electric
Company Senior Arborist; and Ken Gooch, DEM Forest Health Specialist. Tree Committee members
are becoming proficient at using a Hazard Rating Scale employed by the U.S. Forest Service to assess
potentially hazardous trees that might damage property, fall across the road, or cause power outages.
Our goal is to remove hazards at low or no cost to the town by coordinating with MECO, cooperative
tree companies, local residents, the Town Highway Department and volunteers. In 2004, despite our
very limited budget, we were able to have removed a total of 32 trees that were dead, diseased, or
otherwise potential hazards.

A focus in 2004 was Dutch Elm Disease. With the help of Ed Cotton, MECO, the Highway
Department and local residents we eliminated upwind disease vectors (trees or branches) around a
heritage-size healthy elm on Mountain Street and others on Nash Hill Road and Ice Road. A total of
10 infected trees were removed and disposed of at no cost to the town.

Another goal is to plant new trees, and two lovely ones went in at the James School last May - a
Flowering Cherry and a Magnolia. We have obtained an option to dig and replant four young oaks
currently in the Hadley tree nursery.

As a fairly new town Board, we appreciate the cooperation of townspeople who may be just learning
about the tree laws and all of our responsibility as stewards of the town's public trees. We also
appreciate all of the help we get from Bill Turner and the Highway Department in keeping the roadside
trees healthy and beautiful.

Respectfully submitted,

Jackie Compton, Chair
Michael Beattie
Anne Bussler
Osa Flory

(Paul Jahnige on sabbatical)
John Kuzeja

Annual Report of the Trust Fund and Cemetery Commission

Trustees of the Meekins Library Corporation

The Trust Fund Commission is the governing board with the responsibility of overseeing the
investment and distribution of the Trust Funds. There are 31 funds totaling approximately $1,297,152
as of December 31, 2004. The commission manages the funds with the assistance of Wachovia
Securities.

The trust accounts are open to direct investments from anyone interested in making such contributions.
Others may choose to contribute through their estate plan. Either method would be very welcome.

The distribution of the funds covers three major areas: student & school activities, benefits to the poor,
and miscellaneous specialty matters.

The Trust Fund Commission also handles endowment funds for the Meekins Library. The principal
from the original library trust fund is being managed by the Commission as 'Trustees of the Meekins
Library Corporation'. As Trustees, we are responsible only for management of investments of the
Meekins trust fund; we have no library operational responsibilities. As with all town funds, we have
the responsibility of investing the funds and making distributions. Requests are made by the library
trustees for the same purposes as laid out in the original will. The formula for determining funding
levels is the same for the Meekins Library as it is for school activities.

Another responsibility of the commission is to administer the upkeep of the town's two cemeteries
located at Old Village Hill and Mountain Street and the sale of burial lots. Only Mountain Street has
burial lots available.

Our meetings are held the first and second Monday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. in the town office.

Respectfully submitted,
Jim DiDonato, Chair

Annual Report of the Veterans* Agent

This year, I assisted one veteran who was injured and out of work. The town's veterans' parades were
planned and coordinated.

Respectfully submitted,

Ronald Peters
Veterans' Agent

Annual Report of the Water and Sewer Commission

In November 2004, we lost our long-time member Richard (Dick) Childs. He was the one member of
the commission who was involved in the town's original sewer project and the combination of the
water and sewer department. He was a member from 1 980 - 2004. Dick, we will greatly miss you.
Bill Turner was appointed to take his place on the board.

This last year, the river crossing and Old Goshen Road line was installed. The Water Department is
going to have to replace the river crossing on East Main Street this coming year. The old crossing got
undermined and will have to be attached to the bridge.

Respectfully submitted,

Walter E. Kellogg III
Chairman

Annual Report of the Woodland Trails Committee

The Williamsburg Woodland Trails Committee was established by the Selectmen to work with
interested public and private property owners to enhance trail opportunities in town.

Goals of the Woodland Trails Committee are to:

• Improve the system of existing trails in Williamsburg for all users.

• Respect individual landowner's rights with respect to trails and trail use on their land.

• Strengthen the coalition of all trail users (including hikers, skiers, snowmobile riders, ATV
riders, bikers, and equestrian users) interested in maintaining and improving Williamsburg's
trails.

• Strengthen the bonds of our community through this effort.
During 2004, the Woodland Trails Committee:

• Organized a winter snowshoe hike on the new Graves Farm trail.

• Held a fall hike to Balance Rock and High Ridge.

• Organized a spring volunteer trail maintenance day at the Briar Hill Conservation area.

• Organized a walking tour lead by Ralmon Black of historic sites of the Searsville area of town.

• Designed and developed an extension to the Petticoat Hill Reservation Trail with a volunteer
workday to open the new trail.

• Published and distributed an autumn newsletter highlighting our goals, new trail projects and
upcoming events.

Today, trails are used more for recreational purposes than for transportation. These trails may cross
public and private property, so users must respect the trails, the property and each other. The
Woodland Trails Committee published a brochure listing publicly accessible trails in town. Copies are
available at the Town Clerk's office and Meekins Library.

The Williamsburg Woodland Trails Committee requests that all users follow these guidelines when
using local trails.

• Please follow all posted trail, use and property signs. No trespassing means no trespassing.

• Please respect all trail users. Hiking, skiing, biking, horse-back riding, ATV riding, and
snowmobile riding are all important trail uses in Williamsburg.

• Please stay on trails.

• Please be sensitive to natural and cultural resources. Please take out trash if you find it and
avoid environmentally sensitive areas.

Respectfully submitted,

Diane Merritt

Committee members: Paul Jahnige, Sheri Cone, John Hoogstraten, Eileen Keegan, Kathaleen
Emerson, Dean Acheson, Gwen Blodgett

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FORM

Residents interested in serving on any of these boards can apply by filling out this

form

and forwarding it to the Selectmen:

Town Government Talent Bank
c/o Board of Selectmen
P O Box 447, Haydenville, MA 01039-0447

Name

Telephone #_

Address

Occupation

Background

Brief description of boards or committees you have served on, if any

Number these in the order of your preference

Conservation Commission
Planning Board
Board of Appeals
Historical Commission
Capital Planning Committee
Assessor

Hilltown Community
Development Corporation

Water/Sewer Commission

Board of Health

Poll Worker

Registrar of Voters

Council on Aging

Volunteer Driver for Elderly

Veterans Agent

Call Firefighter

Local School Committee

Pioneer Valley Planning Rep

Finance Committee
Whiting Street Fund
Wiring Inspector
Plumbing Inspector
Building Inspector
Trustee of Libraries
Selectman

Treasurer
Town Collector
Town Accountant
Town Clerk
Recreation Committee
Brassworks ReUse Committee
Trust Fund/Cemetery Commission
Memorial Day Committee
Regional School Committee
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Rep

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